CAMP HALE-CONTINENTAL DIVIDE NATIONAL MONUMENT

For more than ten years, Outdoor Alliance, our member groups, and the outdoor recreation community advocated for land protections in central Colorado. In 2022, President Biden designated the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, permanently protecting this landscape. Camp Hale is the birthplace of the 10th Mountain Division and is largely responsible for Colorado's ski industry and many modern climbing techniques and gear. Soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division were trained in climbing, backcountry skiing, and mountaineering on trails and mountains that are still popular among outdoor recreationists today. Camp Hale is one of the birthplaces of backcountry skiing, as a National Monument, it honors American heroes as well as America's human-powered recreation culture.


 
 

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