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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 ...
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 .
The Ice Age National Scientific Reserve is an affiliated area of the National Park System of the United States comprising nine sites in Wisconsin that preserve geological evidence of glaciation. To protect the scientific and scenic value of the landforms, the U.S. Congress authorized the creation of a cooperative reserve in 1964.
The Division of Forestry manages a further 471,329 acres (1,907.40 km 2) in Wisconsin's state forests. Several Wisconsin state parks contain resources that have been recognized on a national level. Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area, Devil's Lake State Park, and Interstate State Park are units of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve ...
The Mead (George W.) Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area covering over 33,000 acres (130 km 2) in central Wisconsin. It includes portions of Marathon, Portage, and Wood counties. It is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The Area is commonly referred to as "the Mead". Five WDNR staff manage the Area.
The Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area is located along the Ice Age Trail, which is a thousand miles long. [3] It is located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the intersection of Highway 113 and County Highway V in the town of West Point. [4] [5] Wisconsin County Road V runs past the area, with a parking lot located off the road that allows access to it ...
US 350 starts at a junction with US 160 northeast of Trinidad.The highway runs northeast, past the Perry Stokes Airport and crossing the Purgatoire River.It then continues the rest of its length along a route chosen by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and close to the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail.
Fourmile Island is located within Horicon State Wildlife Area which comprises roughly the southern half of Horicon Marsh. The northern portion is managed as the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. The island supports one of the largest heron and egret rookeries in the Midwest. Oak, basswood, elm, aspen, and cottonwood trees comprise most of the ...