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Huerfano County ( / ˈwɛərfənoʊ / wair-FAH-noh; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈweɾfano]) 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 ...
The Spanish Peaks Wilderness is a 19,226 acres (77.80 km 2) wilderness area in Huerfano County and Las Animas County, Colorado, United States, located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Walsenburg. All of the wilderness area is located within San Isabel National Forest, which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. [2] [3]
153,992 [1] (in 2021) Governing body. Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Lathrop State Park is a Colorado state park located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Walsenburg. The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year. [2] It is named after Harold Lathrop, the first director of state parks. [3]
Note the dikes at the base. / 37.61528°N 105.10333°W / 37.61528; -105.10333. Silver Mountain, elevation 10,525 ft (3,208 m), is a mountain in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is part of the southern Sangre de Cristo Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America. Silver Mountain is located northeast of Mount Mestas and north of ...
Cuchara is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta. [3] Its altitude is 8,468 feet (2,581 m). [4] State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches Trinidad to the southeast.
Cucharas River is a 75-mile-long (121 km) [2] tributary of the Huerfano River that flows from a source in Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest of the Spanish Peaks in San Isabel National Forest. The river passes through La Veta and Walsenburg before joining the Huerfano River in Pueblo County .
La Veta Pass. Pass Creek Pass. Location of the pass in Colorado. Pass Creek Pass, elevation 9,380 feet (2,860 m), is a mountain pass along the border between Huerfano and Costilla counties in the southern part of the US state of Colorado. The pass marks the division between the Rio Grande and Arkansas River watersheds.
Spanish Peaks Airfield ( FAA LID: 4V1) is 5 miles north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by Huerfano County, [1] and is named for the Spanish Peaks . The airport is 2 miles (3 km) east of Interstate 25 via a gravel road, but taxiways are paved. The airport is near the junction of Interstate 25 (concurrent ...