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The Purgatoire River rises in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains reaching an elevation of 14,053 ft (4,283 m) at Culebra Peak.The river, formed by many upstream tributaries, flows eastwards for about 40 miles (64 km) through the mountains and foothills to Trinidad at an elevation of 6,010 ft (1,830 m) where it turns to the northeast and flows across the Great Plains through ...
Trinidad is situated in the Purgatoire River valley in far southern Colorado at an elevation of 6,025 ft (1,836 m). The city lies 13 mi north of the New Mexico border. On the northern end of the town is Simpson's Rest , a prominent bluff named for early resident George Simpson, who is buried atop it.
The Purgatoire River track site, also called the Picketwire Canyonlands tracksite, is one of the largest dinosaur tracksites in North America. [1] The site is located on public land of the Comanche National Grassland , along the Purgatoire ("Picketwire") River south of La Junta in Otero County, Colorado .
Purgatoire River: Aguaje Canyon is a canyon stream in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. Its mouth is located at an elevation of 5,351 feet (1,631 m).
Stonewall Gap lies along Colorado State Highway 12 at a gap formed by the Middle Fork of the Purgatoire River through the 8,400 feet (2,600 meters) elevation Stonewall Ridge. Highway 12 leads east down the Purgatoire River valley 33 miles (53 km) to Trinidad , the Las Animas county seat , and north over Cucharas Pass in the Sangre de Cristo ...
La Placita was a small 1890s Hispanic settlement located in southeastern Colorado in the Purgatoire River Valley. The name "La Placita" is the New Mexican Spanish word for small plaza. It is located south of La Junta and east of Trinidad on the grounds of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS). [1]
The Purgatoire River flows in a 300–400 feet deep canyon and its tributaries have cut steep arroyos into the terrain. Vegetation is mostly shortgrass prairie mixed with pinyon and juniper trees. [1] Picketwire Canyon on the Purgatoire River. The Purgatoire River is the eastern boundary of the PCMS.
West Fork Little Thompson River; West Fork North Fork Purgatoire River; West Fork Rio Chama; West Fork San Juan River; West Mancos River; White River 12,989 km 2 (5,015 mi 2) White Woman Creek 3,000 km 2 (1,158 mi 2) Williams Fork (Colorado River tributary) Williams Fork (Yampa River tributary) Willow Creek; Wind River; Wolf Creek; Yampa River ...