Description
Located in the Uncompahgre National Forest/Lizard Head Wilderness, near Navajo Basin and Elk Creek Basin and the Wilson Range, approx. 13 miles SW of Telluride
History
Designated by Public Law 116-9, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. Named for Christine Boskoff, who died in a 2006 avalanche while attempting to summit Genyen Peak in Tibet. Ms. Boskoff was one of the world’s most accomplished American female mountain climbers, contributed countless hours to nonprofit organizations that supported the rights of porters and Sherpas, women’s education, global literacy and gender equality.