Kit Carson Park
Kit Carson Park is a park in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,043 feet. Kit Carson Park is situated nearby to the locality Trinidad, as well as near the hamlet Engleville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trinidad station and Trinidad State College.
Trinidad station
Railway station
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were.
Trinidad State College
College
Trinidad State College is a public community college in Trinidad, Colorado. It was founded in 1925, making it the first community college in the state of Colorado.
Trinidad History Museum
Museum
Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trinidad and Jansen.
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.
Jansen
Hamlet
Jansen is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Jansen CDP was 101 at the United States Census 2020. Jansen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kit Carson Park.
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 3½ miles north of Kit Carson Park.
Kit Carson Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.17727° or 37° 10′ 38″ northLongitude
-104.50702° or 104° 30′ 25″ westElevation
6,043 feet (1,842 metres)Open location code
859Q5FGV+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 247540141OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5427529
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