Bear Creek
Bear Creek is a stream in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,773 feet. Bear Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Liberty Bell, as well as near Pandora.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridal Veil Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Terry Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top. Bridal Veil Falls is situated 2 miles southeast of Bear Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Telluride and Pandora.
Telluride
Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.
Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.
Pandora
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pandora is an unincorporated community located 1.5 miles east of Telluride in San Miguel County, Colorado. Pandora was founded in the 1880s as a mill town, serving as the site for mills of the Smuggler-Union, Tomboy, and Sheridan mines.
Tomboy
Locality
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Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 2½ miles east of Bear Creek.
Bear Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Miguel, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.93472° or 37° 56′ 5″ northLongitude
-107.80367° or 107° 48′ 13″ westElevation
8,773 feet (2,674 metres)Open location code
859JW5MW+VGGeoNames ID
5413030
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