Blue River
The Blue River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 65 miles long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. It rises in southern Summit County, on the western side of the continental divide in the Ten Mile Range, near Quandary Peak.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Grand and Summit counties in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “藍河”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kremmling and Troublesome.
Troublesome
Hamlet
Blue River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Grand, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.04249° or 40° 2′ 33″ north
Longitude
-106.3967° or 106° 23′ 48″ west
Elevation
7,343 feet (2,238 metres)
Open location code
85GM2JR3+X8
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Blue River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Blue”
- Catalan: “Blue”
- Cebuano: “Blue River”
- Chinese: “蓝河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بلو”
- German: “Blue River”
- Hebrew: “בלו”
- Hebrew: “הנהר בלו (קולורדו)”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blue”
- Japanese: “ブルー川 (コロラド州)”
- Japanese: “ブルー川”
- Spanish: “Río Azul (Colorado)”
- Spanish: “Río Azul”
- Venetian: “Blue”
- Welsh: “Afon Blue”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Doenz Place and Sheephorn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Muddy Creek and Kremmling Memorial Hospital District - Middle Park Medical Center.
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