Colorado Game Management Unit 55
Game Management Units (elk/deer/pronghorn/moose/bear/lion) · Colorado Parks and Wildlife
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Simplified for the web from the public layer of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (source and terms). Units change with each season's regulations, and the legal boundary description in the regulations is what counts.
Legal shooting light this week
Colorado's general big-game hours: 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, worked out for the middle of the unit (38.780, -106.725) on local time. Times can be a minute or two off at the unit's edges.
| Day | Shooting light starts (MST) | Ends | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:03 AM | 5:35 PM | 6:32 AM | 5:05 PM | |
| 6:04 AM | 5:34 PM | 6:33 AM | 5:04 PM | |
| 6:05 AM | 5:33 PM | 6:34 AM | 5:03 PM | |
| 6:06 AM | 5:32 PM | 6:35 AM | 5:02 PM | |
| 6:08 AM | 5:31 PM | 6:37 AM | 5:01 PM | |
| 6:09 AM | 5:30 PM | 6:38 AM | 5:00 PM | |
| 6:10 AM | 5:29 PM | 6:39 AM | 4:59 PM |
Turkey, waterfowl, some public lands and opening days have their own hours. Always check the Colorado regulations for your species (where this rule comes from).
Maps that cover this unit
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Matchless Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Gunnison District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) (North) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain
Cement Mountain, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Crystal Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Almont, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Gunnison District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) (South) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2025)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain
Taylor Park Reservoir, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Fairview Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) PDF — Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
Public domain
Italian Creek, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Pearl Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Crested Butte, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2023)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Flat Top, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Pieplant, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Paonia District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (2023)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Public domain
Gothic, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Parlin, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Signal Peak, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Pitkin, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Aspen-Sopris Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) — White River National Forest (2026)
Forest Service Maps (public domain) · White River National Forest
Public domain
Tincup, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Cumberland Pass, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Gunnison, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain
Winfield, CO — USGS 7.5-minute topo (2022)
USGS Topo Maps (public domain) · Colorado
Public domain