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Hardscrabble Mountain
Hardscrabble Mountain is a summit located in Custer County, Colorado with an elevation of . It is one of the peaks in Wet Mountains, a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Can .... A local legend is that the mountain was named after an event from Christmas Day 1855. Ute Native Americans attacked settlers in Pueblo, after which soldiers pursued the Utes. They ran up the creek and had a “hard scrabble” to avoid being captured. Four Hardscrabble Creek streams are found in the Hardscrabble Mountain and Wetmore area: * North Hardscrabble Creek * Middle Hardscrabble Creek * South Fork North Hardscrabble Creek * South Hardscrabble Creek start at Hardscrabble Mountain. Other nearby geological sites are: * South Hard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custer County, Colorado
Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,704. The county seat is Westcliffe. History Custer County was created by the Colorado legislature on March 9, 1877, out of the southern half of Fremont County. It was named in honor of Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer, who had died the previous year. Originally set in Ula, the county seat moved to Rosita in 1878, and to Silver Cliff in 1886 before settling in Westcliffe in 1928. The county was the site of a silver rush during the 1870s. Thousands of men poured into the county during this time in the hunt for silver. Some of the notable mines include the Geyser Mine (on the north edge of the town of Silver Cliff), the Bassick Mine (near the ghost town of Querida) and the Bull Domingo (north of Silver Cliff). During the late 19th century a railroad line was connected through the Grape Creek Canyon but was permanently closed after a few disastrous floods. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangre De Cristo Range
The Sangre de Cristo Range is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southern Colorado in the United States, running north and south along the east side of the Rio Grande Rift. The mountains extend southeast from Poncha Pass for about through south-central Colorado to La Veta Pass, approximately west of Walsenburg, and form a high ridge separating the San Luis Valley on the west from the watershed of the Arkansas River on the east. The Sangre de Cristo Range rises over above the valleys and plains to the west and northeast. According to the USGS, the range is the northern part of the larger Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which extend through northern New Mexico. Usage of the terms "Sangre de Cristo Range" and "Sangre de Cristo Mountains" is varied; however, this article discusses only the mountains between Poncha Pass and La Veta Pass. Notable peaks A 14er is a mountain peak that has an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. Colorado has 53, the most of any state. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wet Mountains
The Wet Mountains are a small mountain range in southern Colorado, named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter as compared to the dry Great Plains to the east. They are a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the southern Rocky Mountains System. There are three variant names of mountain range: Cuerno Verde, Greenhorn Mountains, and Sierra Mojada. Geography Most of the Wet Mountains are within Custer County, Colorado, Custer County, stretching into Fremont County, Colorado, Fremont County to the north, Huerfano County, Colorado, Huerfano County to the south, and Pueblo County, Colorado, Pueblo County to the east. The range runs approximately north to south from U.S. Route 50 in Colorado, U.S. Highway 50 to Walsenburg a distance of more than . The range is up to about wide and is bordered on the east by the Great Plains and on the west by the Wet Mountain Valley. The highest point is known as Greenhorn Mountain, which has multiple peaks, the highest of which re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in the Southwestern United States. Depending on differing definitions between Canada and the U.S., its northern terminus is located either in northern British Columbia's Terminal Range south of the Liard River and east of Rocky Mountain Trench, the Trench, or in the northeastern foothills of the Brooks Range/British Mountains that face the Beaufort Sea coasts between the Canning River (Alaska), Canning River and the Firth River across the Alaska-Yukon border. Its southernmost point is near the Albuquerque metropolitan area, Albuquerque area adjacent to the Rio Grande rift and north of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, Sandia–Manzano Mountain Range. Being the easternmost portion of the North American Cordillera, the Rockie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardscrabble Creek (Arkansas River)
Hardscrabble Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from Custer County, Colorado near Wetmore, Colorado, Wetmore to its mouth in Fremont County, Colorado, near Florence, Colorado, Florence. It was previously called Rio Peñasco Amarillo. Four Hardscrabble Creek streams are found in the Hardscrabble Mountain and Wetmore, Colorado, Wetmore area: * North Hardscrabble Creek * Middle Hardscrabble Creek * South Fork North Hardscrabble Creek * South Hardscrabble Creek start at Hardscrabble Mountain. See also * Fort Le Duc * Hardscrabble Mountain * List of highest counties in the United States * List of highest U.S. county high points References {{Reflist Tributaries of the Arkansas River Geography of Fremont County, Colorado Geography of Custer County, Colorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
