South Fork Silver Creek

South Fork Silver Creek is a stream in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 11,280 feet. South Fork Silver Creek is situated nearby to the locality Capitol City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Redcloud Peak and Sunshine Peak.

Redcloud Peak

Peak

Photo: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Redcloud Peak is a mountain peak of over fourteen thousand feet in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 7 miles south west of Lake City.

Sunshine Peak

Peak

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Sunshine Peak is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the San Juan Mountains in Hinsdale County approximately 9 miles south west of Lake City, and about 1 mile south of Redcloud Peak. Sunshine Peak is situated 2 miles southeast of South Fork Silver Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol City and Henson.

Capitol City

Locality

Photo: robert thigpen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capitol City is an extinct silver mining town located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Founded as Galena City in 1877, the townsite is located on the Alpine Loop National Scenic Back Country Byway. Capitol City is situated 4½ miles north of South Fork Silver Creek.

Henson

Hamlet

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Henson is a ghost town in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,236 feet. Henson's name has historically been spelled several different ways, including Hansen, Hanson, Hensen, and Honsen; the Board on Geographic Names officially supported the current spelling in 1896. Henson is situated 6 miles northeast of South Fork Silver Creek.

South Fork Silver Creek

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

37.94861° or 37° 56′ 55″ north

Longitude

-107.4395° or 107° 26′ 22″ west

Elevation

11,280 feet (3,438 metres)

Open location code

859JWHX6+C6

GeoNames ID

5439583

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