West Bear Creek

West Bear Creek is a stream in Rio Grande, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,753 feet. West Bear Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Alpine, as well as near Gerrard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alpine.

Alpine

Hamlet

Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.

Alpine is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Alpine CDP was 169 at the 2020 United States census. The South Fork post office serves the area. Alpine is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Bear Creek.

West Bear Creek

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

37.71889° or 37° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

-106.61949° or 106° 37′ 10″ west

Elevation

8,753 feet (2,668 metres)

Open location code

859MP99J+H6

GeoNames ID

5443539

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