Gray Creek

Gray Creek is a stream in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,876 feet. Gray Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet El Moro, as well as near the locality Drop City.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Moro and Drop City.

El Moro

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020.

Drop City

Locality

Photo: Richertc, Public domain.

Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune". Drop City is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gray Creek.

Trinidad

Photo: Ori.livneh, Public domain.

Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.

Gray Creek

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

37.20668° or 37° 12′ 24″ north

Longitude

-104.46748° or 104° 28′ 3″ west

Elevation

5,876 feet (1,791 metres)

Open location code

859Q6G4M+M2

GeoNames ID

5423736

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