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    Greyrock Mountain is a mountain summit in the Laramie Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,616-foot (2,321 m) peak is located...
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    Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail is a hiking trail in Roosevelt National Forest west of Laporte, Colorado. The trail was constructed by the...
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  • originally built in 1918 and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black...
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    Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park of the United States located approximately 55 mi (89 km) northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado...
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  • Greenhalgh Mountain 13,220' Greenhorn Mountain 12,352' – highest summit of the Wet Mountains Greyrock Mountain 7,616' Grizzly Peak (Collegiate Peaks)...
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  • miles (5.6 km) north of Durango. Along the way, it passes through eight mountain ranges, six National Forests, and six wilderness areas. Trail elevations...
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    Mount Sopris (category Mountains of Colorado)
    twin-summit mountain in the northwestern Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 12,965-foot (3,952 m) mountain is located...
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    Lookout Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,377-foot (2,249 m) peak is located...
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    Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain serves as a host for military...
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    Divide National Scenic Trail Greyrock Mountain National Recreation Trail Mount McConnel National Recreation Trail Round Mountain National Recreation Trail...
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    mining district. The trail's setting is quintessentially Colorado Rocky Mountain landscape. Groves of aspen, conifer forests, wildflower meadows, and open...
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    Horsetooth Mountain is a mountain summit in the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,259-foot (2,213 m) peak is...
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    The Gore Range (elevation approximately 12,000 ft) is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. The range...
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    Telluride, Colorado (category San Juan Mountains (Colorado))
    the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875, and early settlement...
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    The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,988-acre (24.981 sq mi) National Wildlife Refuge located adjacent to Denver and Commerce City...
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    vertically and faulted into "fins" by the immense mountain building forces caused by the uplift of the Rocky Mountains and the Pikes Peak massif. The following...
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    Aspen Mountain is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 11,212-foot (3,417 m) peak is located in White...
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    United States portal Colorado portal Mountains portal List of Colorado mountain ranges List of Colorado mountain summits List of Colorado fourteeners...
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    Nossaman, Allen (19998). Many More Mountains Vol. 3: Rails into Silverton. Smith, Duane A. (1992). Rocky Mountain boom town : a history of Durango, Colorado...
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    North Platte River and the Arkansas River, and eastward from the Rocky Mountains to western Kansas. This area included present-day southeastern Wyoming...
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  • The Chalk Mountains are a mountain range in Archuleta County, Colorado. "Chalk Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological...
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    Mesa Verde (Spanish for "green table", or more specifically "green table mountain") is best known for structures such as Cliff Palace, one of the largest...
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  • Mile Mountain, elevation 11,553 ft (3,521 m), is a summit in the Front Range of the Pike National Forest in central Colorado. Colorado portal Mountains portal...
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    The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States. The mountains sit on the western...
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    Dry Creek Calico Crag Crest Devils Head Fish Creek Falls Grays Peak Greyrock Mountain High Line Canal Highline Loop Lake Fork Mineral Belt Mount Evans Mount...
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    the trademark for "Gateway to Mesa Verde". Surrounded by rangeland and mountains, Mancos offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities. The town...
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    Silverton, Colorado (category San Juan Mountains (Colorado))
    part of the western San Juan Mountains, a range of the Rocky Mountains. The first mining claims were made in mountains above the Silverton in 1860, near...
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    City of Black Hawk official website Photos of Black Hawk Colorado Ghost Town site provided by Rocky Mountain Profiles CDOT map of the City of Black Hawk...
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    Chipeta Mountain is a mountain summit in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,472-foot (4,106 m) mountain is located in Chaffee...
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    Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (category National parks of the Rocky Mountains)
    Sand Dunes system are the mountain watershed, the dune field, the sand sheet, and the sabkha. Ecosystems within the mountain watershed include alpine tundra...
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