Dry Creek

Dry Creek is a stream in Garfield, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,020 feet. Dry Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Una, as well as near the town Parachute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parachute.

Parachute

Town

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Parachute is a home rule municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,390 at the 2020 census. The town is the birthplace of Willard Libby, recipient of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Parachute is situated 3 miles northeast of Dry Creek.

Dry Creek

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

39.41526° or 39° 24′ 55″ north

Longitude

-108.07424° or 108° 4′ 27″ west

Elevation

5,020 feet (1,530 metres)

Open location code

85FHCW8G+48

GeoNames ID

5420002

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