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.
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  • 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”, “Rio de las Animas Perdidas”, “Rio Purgatorio”, “River Purgatoire”, “Riviere Purgatorie”, and “煉獄河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bent County Courthouse and Jail.

Building
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The … is situated 2½ miles west of Purgatoire River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Lyon and Boggsville.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and U.S. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Purgatoire River.

Locality
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is an extinct town located in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Purgatoire River.

Town
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is the statutory city that is the county… is situated 2½ miles west of Purgatoire River.

Purgatoire River

Latitude
38.06501° or 38° 3′ 54″ north
Longitude
-103.17687° or 103° 10′ 37″ west
Elevation
3,862 feet (1,177 metres)
Open location code
85CR3R8F+27
Geo­Names ID
5435507
Wiki­data ID
Q4113850
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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: “珀加圖瓦爾河”
  • French: “rivière Purgatoire”
  • French: “Rivière Purgatoire”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Purgatoire”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Purgatoire River”
  • Spanish: “Río Purgatorio”
  • Venetian: “Purgatoire”
  • Welsh: “Afon Purgatoire”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Las Animas Junction and Keller.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Picketwire Valley and Las Animas Post Office.

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Worth a closer look: Denver and Colorado Springs.

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