[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-montrose-county-co":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"county_name":13,"state_name":14,"abbr":15,"geoid":16,"active_claims":17,"federal_leases":18,"rights_of_way":19,"orphaned_wells":18,"plss_sections":20,"headline_stats":21,"locked_metrics":33,"questions":50,"related":60,"rollup":86,"last_data_refresh":123,"quality":124,"isSeed":126,"card_stat":127,"card_stat_label":128},"land-county","land","montrose-county-co","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Montrose County, Colorado","Federal Land pack · Colorado","Montrose County has 1,549 active BLM mining claims, 1 federal oil and gas leases and 323 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 2,206 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Montrose County, CO: 1,549 active mining claims, 1 BLM oil and gas leases, 323 rights-of-way and 1 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Montrose County section for federal land","Search any Montrose County PLSS section and get its mining claims, BLM leases, rights-of-way, orphaned wells and environmental layers in one Federal Land report, with a PDF you can file.","Montrose County","Colorado","CO","08085",1549,1,323,2206,[22,25,28,31],{"label":23,"value":24},"Active mining claims","1,549",{"label":26,"value":27},"Federal O&G leases","1",{"label":29,"value":30},"BLM rights-of-way","323",{"label":32,"value":27},"Orphaned wells",[34,37,40,42,44,46,48],{"label":35,"value":36},"Report layers with Colorado data","14 of 15",{"label":38,"value":39},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":41,"value":39},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":43,"value":39},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":45,"value":39},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":47,"value":39},"NRCS soils",{"label":49,"value":39},"USDA crop history",[51,54,57],{"q":52,"partial_answer":53},"Are there mining claims in Montrose County, CO?","Yes. 1,549 BLM mining claims are active in Montrose County, and 315 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":55,"partial_answer":56},"Is there BLM land in Montrose County, CO?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 1 authorized BLM oil and gas lease lists Montrose County as the county of record (820 acres), and 323 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack names the surface managing agency (BLM, Forest Service, state or private) for each section you search.",{"q":58,"partial_answer":59},"Are there orphaned wells in Montrose County, CO?","USGS documents 1 orphaned well in Montrose County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Colorado data exists.",[61,67,71,74,77,80,83],{"family":62,"slug":63,"label":64,"exists":65,"group":66},"land-state","colorado","Colorado federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":68,"label":69,"exists":65,"group":70},"rio-blanco-county-co","Rio Blanco County","Other Colorado counties",{"family":4,"slug":72,"label":73,"exists":65,"group":70},"gunnison-county-co","Gunnison County",{"family":4,"slug":75,"label":76,"exists":65,"group":70},"moffat-county-co","Moffat County",{"family":4,"slug":78,"label":79,"exists":65,"group":70},"san-miguel-county-co","San Miguel County",{"family":4,"slug":81,"label":82,"exists":65,"group":70},"garfield-county-co","Garfield County",{"family":4,"slug":84,"label":85,"exists":65,"group":70},"mesa-county-co","Mesa County",{"label":87,"head":88,"a":89,"b":112},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Montrose County",{"title":90,"cap":91,"rows":92},"Records by type","County counts",[93,94,97,99,102,105,107,109],[23,24],[95,96],"Claims filed or under review","315",[98,27],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[100,101],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","820",[103,104],"Geothermal leases","0",[106,30],"Rights-of-way",[108,27],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[110,111],"PLSS sections","2,206",{"title":113,"cap":114,"bars":115},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[116,118,121],{"label":23,"val":24,"pct":117},83,{"label":119,"val":27,"pct":120},"O&G leases",0,{"label":106,"val":30,"pct":122},17,"2026-10-30",{"passed":65,"score":125},1874,false,1873,"active BLM records"]