Purgatoire River
The Purgatoire River, also known as the Purgatory and Picketwire River, is in southeastern Colorado, United States. The river originates in the high mountains of the Culebra Range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: 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”, “Picketwire”, “Puratory River”, “Purgatory River”, “River Purgatoire”, and “Riviere Purgatorie”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bent County Courthouse and Jail.
Bent County Courthouse and Jail
Building
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bent County Courthouse and Jail, of Bent County, Colorado, at 725 Carson Ave. in Las Animas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; the listing included two contributing buildings. Bent County Courthouse and Jail is situated 2½ miles west of Purgatoire River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Lyon and Boggsville.
Fort Lyon
Hamlet
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Fort Lyon is situated 2½ miles northeast of Purgatoire River.
Boggsville
Locality
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boggsville is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The town was located near the Purgatoire River about 3 miles above the Purgatoire's confluence with the Arkansas River. Boggsville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Purgatoire River.
Las Animas
Town
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Las Animas is situated 2½ miles west of Purgatoire River.
Purgatoire River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bent, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Purgatoire River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Purgatoire”
- Cebuano: “Purgatoire River”
- Cheyenne: “Hótoanáo’hé’e”
- Chinese: “煉獄河”
- Chinese: “珀加圖瓦爾河”
- French: “rivière Purgatoire”
- French: “Rivière Purgatoire”
- Irish: “Abhainn Purgatoire”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Purgatoire River”
- Spanish: “Rio de las Animas Perdidas”
- Spanish: “Rio Purgatorio”
- Spanish: “Río Purgatorio”
- Venetian: “Purgatoire”
- Welsh: “Afon Purgatoire”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Picketwire Valley and Las Animas Post Office.
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