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Location of San Juan County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
The San Juan Islands are a small archipelago in the Alaska Panhandle, located 53 miles east of Sitka, in Pybus Bay on the southeast flank of Admiralty Island. [ 1 ] References
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 388 square miles (1,000 km 2), of which 387 square miles (1,000 km 2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [10] It is the fifth-smallest county in Colorado by area. The county is located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
In the present, the San Juan Islands are an important tourist destination, with sea kayaking and orca whale-watching (by boat or air tours) being two of the primary attractions. San Juan Island's Lime Kiln Point State Park is a prime whale-watching site, with knowledgeable interpreters often on site. [31] [32] [33] [34]
The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties. [1] It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and ...
Buildings and structures in San Juan County, Colorado (2 C, 5 P) G. Geography of San Juan County, Colorado (3 C, 4 P) P. People from San Juan County, Colorado (1 C) T.
Mount Constitution (elevation 2,409 feet (734 meters) is the highest point in the San Juan islands. The mountain is part of Moran State Park, the largest public recreation area in the San Juan Islands, and the largest State Park in Washington. Moran State Park encompasses over 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) of woodland and has several lakes ...
The San Juan Mountains in southern Colorado. The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado.