Square Gulch
Square Gulch is a valley in Hinsdale, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,600 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Half Peak and Handies Peak.
Half Peak
Peak
Photo: Jbsco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Half Peak is the highest summit of the east central San Juan Mountains in the Rocky Mountains of North America. Half Peak is situated 2 miles south of Square Gulch.
Handies Peak
Peak
Photo: Mitchtobin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handies Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit of the San Juan Mountains range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,058-foot fourteener is located in the Bureau of Land Management Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, 13.4 miles southwest by west of the Town of Lake City in Hinsdale County, Colorado, United States. Handies Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Square Gulch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eureka and Middleton.
Eureka
Hamlet
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eureka is an extinct mining town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States, along the Animas River, between Silverton and Animas Forks. The town derives its name from the Greek interjection Eureka! Eureka is situated 5 miles west of Square Gulch.
Middleton
Hamlet
Middleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 9,794 feet. Middleton is situated 6 miles southwest of Square Gulch.
Animas Forks
Locality
Photo: Kimon Berlin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Animas Forks is an extinct mining town located 12 miles northeast of Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Animas Forks is situated 6 miles northwest of Square Gulch.
Square Gulch
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 10,600 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Hinsdale, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.88916° or 37° 53′ 21″ northLongitude
-107.47534° or 107° 28′ 31″ westElevation
10,600 feet (3,231 metres)Open location code
859JVGQF+MVGeoNames ID
5440120
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