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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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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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