Lion Canyon

Lion Canyon is a valley in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,283 feet. Lion 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 northwest of Lion 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 5 miles southeast of Lion Canyon.

Lion Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 6,283 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

37.28061° or 37° 16′ 50″ north

Longitude

-104.55626° or 104° 33′ 23″ west

Elevation

6,283 feet (1,915 metres)

Open location code

859Q7CJV+6F

GeoNames ID

5428583

Wikidata ID

Q49935339

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lion Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lion Canyon (walog sa Estados Unidos, Colorado, Las Animas County)”
Cebuano: “Lion Canyon”

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