Curecanti Creek

Curecanti Creek is a campsite in Gunnison, Colorado. Curecanti Creek is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Pioneer Lookout Point, as well as near the peak Curecanti Needle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Curecanti Needle.

Peak

Photo: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain.

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.

Nearby places include Sapinero.

Village

Sapinero is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 50, along the shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Sapinero is situated 6 miles east of Curecanti Creek.

Latitude

38.45238° or 38° 27′ 9″ north

Longitude

-107.41578° or 107° 24′ 57″ west

Operator

NPS

Open location code

85CJFH2M+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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