Vance Creek

Vance Creek is a stream in San Miguel, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,123 feet. Vance Creek is situated nearby to the locality Ilium, as well as near Vance Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Telluride Regional Airport.

Telluride Regional Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.

Telluride Regional Airport is a public airport six miles west of Telluride, in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is owned by the Telluride Regional Airport Authority. Telluride Regional Airport is situated 2 miles north of Vance Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountain Village and Telluride.

Mountain Village

Village

Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.

Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern Colorado. It is located just southwest of Telluride, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. Mountain Village is situated 2½ miles east of Vance Creek.

Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Ophir

Village

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Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. Ophir is situated 6 miles southeast of Vance Creek.

Vance Creek

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

37.92472° or 37° 55′ 29″ north

Longitude

-107.90007° or 107° 54′ 0″ west

Elevation

8,123 feet (2,476 metres)

Open location code

859JW3FX+VX

GeoNames ID

5442837

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