Kebler Pass formation and forest in autumn, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado, USA - Fotografia de stock

The Gunnison National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering 6, 766.89 km2 in Mesa, Gunnison, Hinsdale and Saguache Counties in Western part of the U.S. state of Colorado. It borders the White River National Forest to the north, the Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre National Forests to the west, the San Isabel National Forest to the east and the Rio Grande National Forest to south. The forest was created by Theodore Roosevelt on June 13, 1905 as the Cochetopa Forest Reserve, and named after explorer John W. Gunnison.