Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 201784

Location

State Colorado

County Bent

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

38°03'54"N 103°10'37"W

Decimal Degrees

38.0650069, -103.1768735

Elevation

3,862.00 ft (1,177.14 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Las Animas

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Nearest Populated Place

Las Animas Junction

0.2 mi SE

Also Known As

First Fork Hotoana'ohe Las Animas Las Animas River Picket-wire Picketwire Puratory River Purgatory River River Purgatoire Riviere Purgatorie

Hydrography

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Description

196 mile long tributary of Arkansas River.

History

A translation of the French name "Riviere Purgatoire".