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<br />000714 <br /> <br />"Elevations run from 10,000 feet to 14,149 feet. Topography is predominately rough and <br />inaccessible by motor vehicles. The stream bottoms are wide and flat. . .and unless strictly controlled <br />by signing, patrol and enforcement, persistent and daring operators can take tour-wheel or <br />tracklaying motorized equipment up some of them. . . . The Rio Grand area. . .is ruggedly beautiful <br />with an abundance of water, high spruce forest, and numerous alpine meadows," <br /> <br />The name La Garita is taken from the Spanish term for "The Overlook." Aptly named, this <br />wilderness lies astride the Continental Divide with spectacular views in every direction. Foot <br />and horseback use is heavy in the short summer season, with 20,200 visitor day's use <br />reported on about 75 miles of trail in 1973. <br />