Paradox Valley
Paradox Valley is a basin located in western Montrose County in the U.S. state of Colorado. The dry, sparsely populated valley is named after the apparently paradoxical course of the Dolores River—instead of flowing down the length of the valley, the river cuts across the middle and through the sheer walls of large mesas on either side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bedrock and Paradox.
Bedrock
Hamlet
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Bedrock is an unincorporated community and U.S. post office in western Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP code of Bedrock is 81411. Bedrock is situated 1½ miles southwest of Paradox Valley.
Paradox
Hamlet
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Paradox is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in the Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The Paradox Post Office has the ZIP Code 81429. Paradox is situated 6 miles northwest of Paradox Valley.
Paradox Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,944 feet
- Description: Geological formation and place name
- Category: landform
- Location: Montrose, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Paradox Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Paradox Valley”
- Chinese: “帕雷多克斯谷”
- Hebrew: “עמק פרדוקס”
- Spanish: “Paradox Valley”
- Spanish: “Valle Paradox”
- Ukrainian: “Долина Парадокс”
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