Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado

Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado is a dam in Las Animas, Colorado and has an elevation of 6,234 feet. Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado is situated nearby to the hamlet Jansen, as well as near the locality Drop City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinidad station and Zion’s German Lutheran Church.

Trinidad station

Railway station

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Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were. Trinidad station is situated 1 mile southeast of Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado.

Zion’s German Lutheran Church

Church

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Zion's German Lutheran Church is a historic church at 510 Pine Street in Trinidad, Colorado. It was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register in 2006. Zion’s German Lutheran Church is situated 4,100 feet southeast of Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado.

First Methodist Episcopal Church

Church

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The First Methodist Episcopal Church in Trinidad, Colorado, which has also been known as the First United Methodist Church, is a historic church at 216 Broom Street. First Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1 mile southeast of Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trinidad and Jansen.

Trinidad

Photo: Ori.livneh, Public domain.

Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.

Jansen

Hamlet

Jansen is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Jansen CDP was 101 at the United States Census 2020. Jansen is situated 2 miles south of Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado.

Drop City

Locality

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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 3½ miles northeast of Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado.

Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States of America
Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.18002° or 37° 10′ 48″ north

Longitude

-104.52554° or 104° 31′ 32″ west

Elevation

6,234 feet (1,900 metres)

Open location code

859Q5FJF+2Q

GeoNames ID

5434713

Wikidata ID

Q48995932

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Cebuano: “Pinon Canyon Dam Colorado”

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