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Huerfano County (/ ˈ w ɛər f ə n oʊ / WAIR-fə-noh; Spanish pronunciation:) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,820. [2] The county seat is Walsenburg. [3] The county, whose name comes from the Spanish huérfano meaning "orphan", was named for the Huerfano Butte, a local landmark. [4]
Huerfano Butte (/ ˈ w ɛər f ə n oʊ /; Spanish pronunciation:) is a volcanic plug [5] or hypabyssal plug [6] located 8.8 miles (14.1 km) north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States.
Walsenburg is located in east-central Huerfano County, on the north side of the Cucharas River, at the eastern edge of the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Interstate 25 runs along the eastern edge of the city, with access from Exits 49, 50, and 52. I-25 leads north 48 miles (77 km) to Pueblo and south 36 miles (58 km) to Trinidad.
La Veta (/ l ə ˈ v i t ə / lə-VEE-tə, [7] Spanish for "the vein") is a statutory town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. La Veta sits at the base of the Spanish Peaks on the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway. The town population was 862 as of the 2020 United States Census. [5]
Huerfano River is a 113-mile-long (182 km) tributary of the Arkansas River in Pueblo and Huerfano counties in Colorado, United States. [3] [4] Description.
Buildings and structures in Huerfano County, Colorado (2 C, 7 P) G. Geography of Huerfano County, Colorado (3 C, 5 P) P. People from Huerfano County, Colorado (1 C, 5 ...
One of the mines in the community, Calumet No. 2, was briefly owned by Henry J. Kaiser and maintained by Kaiser Steel [1] between 1924 and 1971. Although small even for an underground coal mine, in 1961, the Calumet Mine was the county's leading producer. [2]
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