Uncompahgre River
The Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Lake Como at 12,215 ft in northern San Juan County, in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the northwestern San Juan Mountains is the headwaters of the river.
Photo: Howcheng, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “reka Uncompahgre”, “Rio Uncompahgre”, and “Unca-pah-gre”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Egyptian Theatre.
Egyptian Theatre
Movie theater
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delta and Cory.
Cory
Hamlet
Uncompahgre River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Delta, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.75665° or 38° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
-108.09035° or 108° 5′ 25″ west
Elevation
4,915 feet (1,498 metres)
Open location code
85CHQW45+MV
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Uncompahgre River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Uncompahgre”
- Catalan: “Uncompahgre”
- Cebuano: “Uncompahgre River”
- Chinese: “安肯帕格里河”
- French: “Uncompahgre”
- German: “Uncompahgre River”
- Hebrew: “אנקומפגרה”
- Hebrew: “נהר אנקומפגרה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Uncompahgre”
- Russian: “Анкомпагре (река)”
- Russian: “Анкомпагре”
- Slovenian: “Uncompahgre”
- Spanish: “Río Uncompahgre”
- Venetian: “Uncompahgre”
- Welsh: “Afon Uncompahgre”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North Delta and Saunders.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bixley Gulch and Cummings Gulch.
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