| Adoption Status: NOT ADOPTED
4,089 acres (6.4 square miles)
How to get there
Homestake roadless area is located 3 miles south of Redcliff
and west of Camp Hale. Access is from State Highway 24 between Leadville and
Minturn.
- 3 miles
south of Redcliff, the improved Homestake Road (FS 703) leads to Holy Cross
City and Homestake Reservoir. This road makes up the entire western boundary of
this unit.
- About
one mile south of Homestake Rd on SH 24, turning west onto No Name Road (FS
705) will provide you with access to the eastern boundary.
- The
USGS 7 1⁄2’ quads for Homestake RA are Mount of the Holy Cross and Pando.
Setting
The Homestake roadless area occupies steep, northwest-facing
hillsides on the east side of lush Homestake Creek. These hillsides are
densely-forested with spruce and fir. The elevation varies from 8,800 feet at
Homestake Creek to 11,500 at the wilderness boundary.
What’s special about it?
The connection of this area to the Holy Cross Wilderness has
allowed it to retain wild and natural qualities. There are reports of
impressive old-growth forest in the southern portion of the unit, near the
wilderness boundary. The area along Homestake Creek is critical wildlife
habitat and contains many ponds and wetlands.
Potential threats
Timber sales in the No Name Road area are the primary threat
to the character of this unit.
Other info
Homestake RA is one of ten that surround Holy Cross
Wilderness Area. Together, they form a roadless complex of over 165,000 acres
(257 square miles). Conservation groups have identified another 150 acres of
roadless associated with this unit.
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