Platte Canyon
The Platte Canyon is a deep, narrow, scenic gorge on the South Platte River in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The canyon is southwest of Denver in Douglas County The canyon is at the entrance to the mountains, where the South Platte emerges through the Rampart Range through the hogbacks onto Eastern Plains.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Valley with an elevation of around 5,510 feet (1,680 metres)
- …is also known as “Waterton Canyon”
- Description: canyon along the South Platte River in Douglas and Jefferson counites in Colorado, United States
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxborough Park and Sterling Ranch.
Roxborough Park
Roxborough Park is an unincorporated community and…
3 miles southeast of Platte Canyon
Sterling Ranch
Sterling Ranch is an unincorporated community and…
3½ miles east of Platte Canyon
Louviers
Louviers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and…
5 miles east of Platte Canyon
Platte Canyon
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Latitude
39.48499° or 39° 29′ 6″ north
Longitude
-105.10554° or 105° 6′ 20″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
“Platte Canyon” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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