Sneffels Creek

Sneffels Creek is a stream in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 9,741 feet. Sneffels Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Bird, as well as near Thistledown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Bird and Thistledown.

Camp Bird

Hamlet

Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361.

Thistledown

Hamlet

Thistledown is an unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The community is located southwest of Ouray on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and Camp Bird. Thistledown is situated 2 miles northeast of Sneffels Creek.

Tomboy

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 3 miles southwest of Sneffels Creek.

Sneffels Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.97166° or 37° 58′ 18″ north

Longitude

-107.72728° or 107° 43′ 38″ west

Elevation

9,741 feet (2,969 metres)

Open location code

859JX7CF+M3

GeoNames ID

5439236

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