West Fork Cimarron River

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West Fork Cimarron River [1]
Physical characteristics
Main source 38°05′06″N107°33′04″W / 38.08500°N 107.55111°W / 38.08500; -107.55111
River mouth Confluence with Cimarron
8,930 ft (2,720 m)
38°13′36″N107°32′20″W / 38.22667°N 107.53889°W / 38.22667; -107.53889 Coordinates: 38°13′36″N107°32′20″W / 38.22667°N 107.53889°W / 38.22667; -107.53889
Basin features
Progression CimarronGunnisonColorado

West Fork Cimarron River is an 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km) [2] tributary of the Cimarron River in Colorado. The river's source is west of Coxcomb Peak in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of Hinsdale County. It joins the Cimarron River in Gunnison County.

Cimarron River (Gunnison River) tributary of the Gunnison River

The Cimarron River is a 22.0-mile-long (35.4 km) tributary that joins the Gunnison River in Curecanti National Recreation Area near Cimarron, Colorado. The river's source is the confluence of two forks near Silver Jack Reservoir in the Uncompahgre National Forest.

Colorado State of the United States of America

Colorado is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census.

Uncompahgre Wilderness

The Uncompahgre Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in southwest Colorado comprising 102,721 acres (415.70 km2). Elevation in the Wilderness ranges from 8,400 feet (2,600 m) to 14,309 feet (4,361 m), at the summit of Uncompahgre Peak.

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References

  1. "West Fork Cimarron River". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011