Peterson Slide

Peterson Slide is a valley in Dolores, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,052 feet. Peterson Slide is situated nearby to the village Rico.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elliott Mountain and Rico Town Hall.

Elliott Mountain

Peak

Elliot Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the San Miguel Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,346-foot peak is located in San Juan National Forest, 3.5 miles north-northwest of the Town of Rico in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Elliott Mountain is situated 1½ miles northwest of Peterson Slide.

Rico Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: TexasRaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rico Town Hall or Rico City Hall is a multi-purpose building in the tiny mountain mining town of Rico, Colorado. Rico was formerly the county seat of Dolores County, and the city hall was built as the Dolores County Courthouse in 1892 by a "Mr. Rico Town Hall is situated 2 miles south of Peterson Slide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rico and Dunton.

Rico

Village

Photo: TexasRaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rico is a town in eastern Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. Rico is situated 2 miles south of Peterson Slide.

Dunton

Hamlet

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Dunton Hot Springs is a geothermal mineral spring located at an elevation of 8,921 feet in the San Juan Mountains of Dolores County, Colorado, United States. Dunton is situated 5 miles northwest of Peterson Slide.

Peterson Slide

Type: Valley with an elevation of 9,052 feet
Category: landform
Location: Dolores, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.72166° or 37° 43′ 18″ north

Longitude

-108.03118° or 108° 1′ 52″ west

Elevation

9,052 feet (2,759 metres)

Open location code

859HPXC9+MG

GeoNames ID

5434405

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