Dyer Placer Ditch

Dyer Placer Ditch is a canal in Park, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,715 feet. Dyer Placer Ditch is situated nearby to the abandoned locality Buckskin Joe, Colorado, as well as near the village Alma.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alma and Alma Junction.

Alma

Village

Photo: DrunkDriver, Public domain.

Alma is a statutory town in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 296 at the 2020 United States census. Alma is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Alma is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dyer Placer Ditch.

Alma Junction

Locality

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.

Alma Junction was the terminal of the Fairplay–Alma branch of the Colorado and Southern railway in Colorado in the United States, which has been abandoned since the early 20th century. Alma Junction is situated 3 miles east of Dyer Placer Ditch.

Dyer Placer Ditch

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

39.26916° or 39° 16′ 9″ north

Longitude

-106.10863° or 106° 6′ 31″ west

Elevation

10,715 feet (3,266 metres)

Open location code

85FM7V9R+MG

GeoNames ID

5420296

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