Purgatoire River

The Purgatoire River, also known as the Purgatory and Picketwire River, is in southeastern , United States. The river originates in the high mountains of the Culebra Range.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in Bent, Otero, and Las Animas counties in Colorado, United States
  • Also known as
    “First Fork”
    “Hotoana’ohe”
    “Las Animas”
    “Las Animas River”
    “Picket-wire”
    “Puratory River”
    “Purgatory River”
    “River Purgatoire”
    “Riviere Purgatorie”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bent County Courthouse and Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lyon and Boggsville.
is an unincorporated community and U.S. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Purgatoire River.
Locality
is an extinct town located in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Purgatoire River.
is the statutory city that is the county… is situated 2½ miles west of Purgatoire River.
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Latitude
38.06501° or 38° 3′ 54″ north
Longitude
-103.17687° or 103° 10′ 37″ west
Open location code
85CR3R8F+27
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Purgatoire River” goes by many names.
PurgatoireCatalan
Purgatoire RiverCebuano
Hótoanáo’hé’eCheyenne
煉獄河Chinese
珀加圖瓦爾河Chinese
Abhainn PurgatoireIrish
Purgatoire RiverNorwegian Bokmål
PurgatoireVenetian
Afon PurgatoireWelsh

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