Kinikinik, Colorado

This article is about Kinikinik, Colorado. For other uses, see Kinikinik (disambiguation).

Kinikinik, Colorado
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°42′45″N105°44′17.16″W / 40.71250°N 105.7381000°W / 40.71250; -105.7381000
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Larimer
Elevation	7,730 ft (2,360 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code	970
GNIS feature ID	177109 [1]

General store in Kinikinik, Colorado

Kinikinik is a small unincorporated community in western Larimer County, Colorado, in the United States. It is located along State Highway 14 in the upper Poudre Canyon west of Rustic on the east side of Cameron Pass. The community consists of a former general store and neighboring summer mountain resorts and vacation homes. The activities include fishing in the Cache la Poudre River and hiking in the nearby mountains in the Roosevelt National Forest. The community was named for the kinnikinick plant by early settlers.

Kinikinik is also one of the longest palindromic places in the US, and in the world.

References

1. "Kinikinik". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.