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 Park 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,509 feet
- Description: canyon along the South Platte River in Douglas and Jefferson counites in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Waterton Canyon”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roxborough Park and Sterling Ranch.
Roxborough Park
Locality
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Roxborough Park is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Roxborough Park is situated 3 miles southeast of Platte Canyon.
Sterling Ranch
Village
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Sterling Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,789 at the 2020 census. Sterling Ranch is situated 3½ miles east of Platte Canyon.
Louviers
Hamlet
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Louviers is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Louviers is situated 5 miles east of Platte Canyon.
Platte Canyon
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Jefferson, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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