Hawk Canyon

Hawk Canyon is a valley in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,325 feet. Hawk Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Ludlow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludlow and Drop City.

Ludlow

Hamlet

Photo: Don Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ludlow is a ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. It was the site of the Ludlow Massacre–part of the Colorado Coalfield War–in 1914. Ludlow is situated 4 miles north of Hawk Canyon.

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 6 miles southeast of Hawk Canyon.

Hawk Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 6,325 feet
Description: valley in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.27969° or 37° 16′ 47″ north

Longitude

-104.56551° or 104° 33′ 56″ west

Elevation

6,325 feet (1,928 metres)

Open location code

859Q7CHM+VQ

GeoNames ID

5424554

Wikidata ID

Q49809731

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In Other Languages

“Hawk Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hawk Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Colorado)”
Cebuano: “Hawk Canyon”

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