19-year-old missing in remote Colorado National Park – here's what we know so far

Twisting Road Through Gunnison National Forest Colorado
Currently, overnight lows are dropping into the teens in the area (Image credit: Teresa Kopec)

Colorado officials are asking the public in the case of a missing 19-year-old man last seen in one of the state's rugged National Parks.

According to a Facebook post from the Montrose County Sheriff's Office, which you can view below, Dallas Roberts of Montrose, CO was last seen on October 28 in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park area. Currently, overnight lows are dropping into the teens in the area while highs are struggling to reach 50 during the day and there is snow in the forecast over the weekend.

This story comes while another young man, Austin King, has been missing for over a month in Yellowstone National Park.

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Located in southwestern Colorado, this National Park houses a 48-mile long canyon over 2,000ft deep. Parts of the Gunnison River receive no more than 33 minutes of sunlight per day and there are no hotels or lodges in this remote park.

Few details have been shared about Roberts or the circumstances surrounding the teenager's disappearance, but he is described as approximately 5'11" tall and weighs 130 lbs with brown hair and brown eyes.

If you have information about his whereabouts, please contact Western Colorado Regional Dispatch Center at 970-249-9110.

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Julia Clarke

Julia Clarke is a staff writer for Advnture.com and the author of the book Restorative Yoga for Beginners. She loves to explore mountains on foot, bike, skis and belay and then recover on the the yoga mat. Julia graduated with a degree in journalism in 2004 and spent eight years working as a radio presenter in Kansas City, Vermont, Boston and New York City before discovering the joys of the Rocky Mountains. She then detoured west to Colorado and enjoyed 11 years teaching yoga in Vail before returning to her hometown of Glasgow, Scotland in 2020 to focus on family and writing.