Wheeler Geological Area
Subject(s): Camping, Camping--Prayer-books and devotions--English, Colorado--Creede, Colorado--Rio Grande National Forest, Geology, National monuments, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Travel--Planning, United States--San Juan Mountains, Wheeler, George M. (George Montague), 1842-1905, Wilderness areas
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The Wheeler Geologic Area contains a variety of rock formations formed from volcanic tuff. The area was designated a National Monument by Theodore Roosevelt in 1908, and remained so until 1950 when it was abolished and returned to the Rio Grande National Forest. It was expanded and protected in the 1960s, and in 1993 it was designated as a wilderness area. Reaching the area is difficult, but can be done via a long, 4-wheel drive road.
Collection
Creation Date
Unknown
Creator(s)
Silver Thread Interpretive Center, South Fork, Colorado
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Wheeler Geological Area. [n.d.]. Rio Grande National Forest.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305393. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Silver Thread Interpretive Center, South Fork, Colorado. Wheeler Geological Area. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Rio Grande National Forest. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305393.
APA:
Silver Thread Interpretive Center, South Fork, Colorado., [n.d.]. Wheeler Geological Area.
Rio Grande National Forest. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305393.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Rio Grande National Forest. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/rio-grande-national-forest. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rio Grande National Forest. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/rio-grande-national-forest.
APA:
Rio Grande National Forest. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/rio-grande-national-forest.
