Cucharas Creek

Cucharas Creek is a stream in Huerfano, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,078 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cucharas Pass.

Cucharas Pass

Mountain saddle

Cucharas Pass is a 9,995 ft elevation mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south central Colorado in the United States. At the top, the pass is signed as Cuchara Pass and the elevation on the sign there reads 9995 ft. Cucharas Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Cucharas Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuchara.

Cuchara

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cuchara is a Census Designated Place located in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta. State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches Trinidad to the southeast. Cuchara is situated 3 miles north of Cucharas Creek.

Cucharas Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Huerfano, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.33974° or 37° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

-105.09334° or 105° 5′ 36″ west

Elevation

9,078 feet (2,767 metres)

Open location code

859P8WQ4+VM

GeoNames ID

5418763

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