Placer Creek

Placer Creek is a stream in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,081 feet. Placer Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Maysville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maysville and Poncha Springs.

Maysville

Hamlet

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Maysville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Maysville CDP was 173 at the United States Census 2020. The Salida post office serves the area. Maysville is situated 3 miles west of Placer Creek.

Poncha Springs

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Poncha Springs is a statutory town in Chaffee County, Colorado. Originally settled by fur traders, it became an Indian trading post in 1866, and was incorporated on December 8, 1880.

Placer Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.54194° or 38° 32′ 31″ north

Longitude

-106.13557° or 106° 8′ 8″ west

Elevation

8,081 feet (2,463 metres)

Open location code

85CMGVR7+QQ

GeoNames ID

5434799

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