Curecanti Needle
The Curecanti Needle is a 700-ft granite spire located on the Gunnison River in western Colorado. A notable landmark to generations of natives and pioneers, the Needle is located on the southern bank of Morrow Point Reservoir, an impoundment of the Gunnison river between Gunnison and Montrose, Colorado.Photo: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain.
Curecanti Needle
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,858 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Gunnison, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.449° or 38° 26′ 56″ northLongitude
-107.4144° or 107° 24′ 52″ westElevation
7,858 feet (2,395 metres)Open location code
85CJCHXP+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3733213015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q5194697
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From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Curecanti Needle” goes by many names.
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- Spanish: “aguja Curecanti”
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