Unit 140 is the heart of the Wet Mountains—the Greenhorn Range and the central Wet Mountains country between Westcliffe and Pueblo. Elevations climb from about 6,500 feet on the lower eastern benches to 12,347 feet on Greenhorn Mountain, the high point of the range. The terrain is gentler in profile than the Sangres or San Juans but genuinely productive country: PJ-and-juniper on the lower reaches, dense Gambel oakbrush on the mid-slopes (the famous Wet Mountain oak country), ponderosa pine and Douglas fir transitioning to lodgepole pine and aspen on the higher slopes, and subalpine spruce-fir with alpine meadows on the highest ridges. The Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness covers the high core of the range. Mule deer are the dominant species; elk populations are real and the unit produces solid rifle bull hunting; black bear is excellent in the oakbrush country during a good acorn year; turkey work the lower oak-and-cottonwood transition. San Isabel National Forest dominates the higher country, with the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness occupying the crest core (motorized access prohibited—boots and horses only). Private ranches and BLM cover the lower foothill country on the eastern reach. CO-69 runs north-south through the Wet Mountain Valley between Westcliffe and Walsenburg; CO-96 cuts east through the southern Wets to Pueblo. Westcliffe is the western gateway with gas, food, lodging, and a cinematic Sangre backdrop; Pueblo east is full service. Cell service is fair on the highways and gone in the wilderness interior. The Wet Mountains are an underrated unit—overshadowed by the Sangres, but real elk and big mule deer come out of here every year for hunters who skip the obvious.