Rist Canyon
Rist Canyon is a valley in Larimer, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,377 feet. Rist Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Bellvue, as well as near the village Laporte.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goat Hill.
Goat Hill
Peak
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goat Hill—also called Bellvue Dome—is an anticline in Larimer County, Colorado near Bellvue. The dome has a gradual slope on its east side, but its west side is an almost-vertical cliff that hangs over the Cache la Poudre River that passes directly below. Goat Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Rist Canyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellvue and Laporte.
Bellvue
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bellvue is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Larimer County, Colorado. It is a small agricultural community located in Pleasant Valley, a narrow valley just northwest of Fort Collins near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon between the Dakota Hogback ridge and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Bellvue is situated 1½ miles east of Rist Canyon.
Laporte
Village
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laporte is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laporte is situated 3½ miles east of Rist Canyon.
Rist Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,377 feet
- Also known as: “Wrist Canyon”
- Category: landform
- Location: Larimer, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.63415° or 40° 38′ 3″ northLongitude
-105.19998° or 105° 11′ 60″ westElevation
5,377 feet (1,639 metres)Open location code
85GPJRM2+M2GeoNames ID
5581406
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