Headwaters of the Colorado
Headwaters of the Colorado is in Larimer, Colorado. Headwaters of the Colorado is situated nearby to the mountain saddle La Poudre Pass, as well as near the peak Mount Neota.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Poudre Pass and Specimen Mountain.
La Poudre Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: U52983, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Poudre Pass, a high mountain pass, is located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the Continental Divide, and separates the headwaters of La Poudre Pass Creek, which joins the Cache la Poudre River and eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico, from the headwaters of the Colorado River, which drains into the Gulf of California.
Specimen Mountain
Peak
Photo: Thomson200, CC0.
Specimen Mountain, elevation 12,494 ft, is a summit in the Front Range of northern Colorado. The mountain is north of Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park. Specimen Mountain is situated 2½ miles south of Headwaters of the Colorado.
Headwaters of the Colorado
- Type: Sign
- Inscription: “In the valley belows lies a tiny stream called the Colorado River. It has barely begun its travels. But six miles upstream lies that magical point where water begins its downstream journey to the sea, a course of 1,400 miles to the Gulf of California. Enr”
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Larimer, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.47639° or 40° 28′ 35″ northLongitude
-105.82256° or 105° 49′ 21″ westOpen location code
85GPF5GG+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5857634165OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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