Lathrop State Park

Lathrop State Park is a Colorado state park located 3 miles west of Walsenburg. The state purchased the property in 1962 and opened Colorado's first state park here later that same year.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center.

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center

Hospital

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The Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center is a public district-owned regional hospital near Walsenburg, Colorado. Founded in 1993, the medical center currently has 20 licensed beds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pictou and Walsenburg.

Pictou

Hamlet

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Pictou is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. Pictou is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lathrop State Park.

Walsenburg is the county seat of Huerfano County, Colorado, USA. Once called "La Plaza de los Leones," Walsenburg sits at an altitude of 6,171 feet above sea level on the geological border between Colorado's Eastern Plains to the east and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the west.

Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado

Locality

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Northlands is a neighborhood of the City of Walsenburg, Colorado, United States. Northlands was known as the unincorporated community of Farista, Colorado, before its 2008 annexation into the City of Walsenburg. Northlands, Walsenburg, Colorado is situated 4 miles northeast of Lathrop State Park.

Lathrop State Park

Type: Protected area
Description: State park in Huerfano County, Colorado
Categories: Colorado state park and recreation area
Location: Huerfano, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.61129° or 37° 36′ 41″ north

Longitude

-104.84079° or 104° 50′ 27″ west

Elevation

6,430 feet (1,960 metres)

Operator

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Open location code

859QJ565+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 617721429

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

GeoNames ID

5428130

Wikidata ID

Q14684885

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In Other Languages

“Lathrop State Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lathrop State Park”

Localities in the Area

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