Sangre de Cristo Creek
Sangre de Cristo Creek is a stream in Costilla County, Colorado. It starts atop La Veta Pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The creek flows alongside Highway 160 as it descends from the top of the pass into the San Luis Valley.Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blanca and Fort Garland.
Blanca
Village
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Blanca is a statutory town located in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 322 at the 2020 census. Blanca is located in the enormous San Luis Valley. Blanca is situated 2½ miles north of Sangre de Cristo Creek.
Fort Garland
Village
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Fort Garland was a United States Army post from 1858 to 1883. Today, Fort Garland is a historic unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Costilla County, Colorado, United States. Fort Garland is situated 5 miles northeast of Sangre de Cristo Creek.
Sangre de Cristo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: in Costilla County, Colorado
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Costilla, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Cebuano—“Sangre de Cristo Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sangre de Cristo Creek”
- Cebuano: “Sangre de Cristo Creek”
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