Browns Canon, Colorado

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Browns Canon is an unincorporated community located near Browns Canyon National Monument in Chaffee County, Colorado. [1] [2] [3]

The GNIS gives three alternate spellings: Brown Canon, Browns Canyon, and Browns Cañon. [4]

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References

  1. "Browns Canon Populated Place Profile". HTL, Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. "Browns Canon, United States". ITA. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. Sheppard, Kate (19 February 2015). "Obama Will Designate 3 New National Monuments". Huffington Post . Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. "Browns Canon". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.

Coordinates: 38°36′43″N106°03′36″W / 38.61194°N 106.06000°W / 38.61194; -106.06000