The following geographic names are an alphabetical listing of locations in Colorado in 1906. This page contains those geographic locations that start with the letter B.
The names appearing in parentheses at the end of the description in the following geographic listings refer to the atlas sheets published separately by the United States Geological Survey.
Babcock; village in Chaffee County.
Babcock; peak in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Baca County in the southeastern part of the State; hounded on the north by Prowers and Rent comities, on the east by Kansas, on the south by Oklahoma, and on the west by Las Animas County. The surface consists of rolling plains which are covered in the southern portion by sand hills, and in the extreme south the plains are broken by many canyons tributary to the Cimarron River, which flows through the southeastern part of the State. The area is 2,531 square miles, of which 7,832 acres, or about one-half of 1 percent, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 759, and of Springfield, the county seat, 44. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 25 east. The mean annual rainfall is about 17 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Bachelor Switch; station in Ouray County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. (Ouray)
Baculite; mesa in Pueblo County. (Pueblo)
Badger; creek in Adams, Arapahoe, and Morgan counties, a left-hand branch of Beaver Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Badger; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand tributary to Arkansas River.
Badger; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,765 feet.
Badger; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Badito; peak in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Badito; post village in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Bagdad; station in Lincoln County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,178 feet.
Bailey; post village in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7, 725 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Baker; gulch in Grand County, tributary to North Grand River.
Baker; peak in La Plata County La Plata.
Baker; peak in Routt County; altitude, 9,510 feet.
Bakers Park; valley in the heart of San Juan Mountains at the headwaters of Animas River.
Balarat; village in Boulder County; altitude, 7,540 feet. (Boulder)
Balcom; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway. (Denver)
Bald; mountain in Front Range, Boulder County; altitude, 11,493 feet.
Bald; mountain in Front Range, Larimer County; altitude, 11,270 feet.
Bald; mountain in Park Range, Summit County; altitude, 13,974 feet. (Leadville)
Bald; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County; altitude, 11,700 feet. (Telluride)
Bald; peak in Delta County; altitude, 10,632 feet.
Bald Knob; summit in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 11,600 feet. (Durango)
Bald Mountain; post village in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Baldwin; station in Gunnison County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 8,696 feet. (Anthracite)
Baldy; hill in Phillips County.
Baldy; peak in La Plata Mountains, La Plata County. (La Plata)
Baldy; peak in Ouray County; altitude, 10,615 feet. (Ouray)
Baldy; station in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,607 feet.
Baldy, Mount; in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,809 feet. (Anthracite)
Balfour; post village in Park County.
Ball; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Little Jim Creek. (Boulder)
Ball; mountain in Lake County. (Leadville)
Ballard; mountain in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Baller; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Balsam; lake in San Juan County; altitude, 11,435 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Baltimore; village in Gilpin County.
Balzac; station in Morgan County, on the Union Pacific and the Burlington and Missouri River railroads; altitude, 4,095 feet.
Balzac; village in Garfield County.
Banded; mountain in Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Banded; peak in San Juan Mountains, Archuleta County; altitude, 12,860 feet.
Bandora; village in San Juan County. (Telluride)
Banta; hill in Gilpin County; altitude, 8,750 feet, (Central City Special)
Barbour Fork; in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Soda Creek, tributary to Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Bard; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Bardine; post village in Gunnison County.
Bare Hills; village in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)
Barela; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,739 feet. (Elmoro)
Barker; lake in Garfield County.
Barley; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to Piceance Creek.
Barlow; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch of East Telluride Dolores River. (Engineer Mountain)
Barnes; station in Las Animas County, on the Denver and Rio Grande and the Colorado and Southern railways; altitude, 6,220 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Barnes; village in Montrose County.
Barney; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Barnroof Point; summit in La Plata County; altitude, 8,710 feet. (Durango)
Barnum; station in Denver County, on Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad.
Barnum Junction; station in Arapahoe County, on Denver. Lakewood and Golden Railroad.
Barr; post village in Adams County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 5,104 feet. (Denver)
Barre; station in Chaffee County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,579 feet.
Bartholomew; station in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Bartlett, Mount; in Summit County. (Leadville)
Barton; post village in Prowers County. Railroad name, Byron.
Basalt; mountain in Garfield County.
Basalt; peak in Eagle County; altitude, 11,900 feet.
Basalt; post town in Eagle County on Colorado Midland Railway; population in 1900, 382; altitude, 6,595 feet.
Basin; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Basin; creek in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of San Miguel River.
Basin; plateau in San Miguel County between San Miguel and Dolores Rivers.
Bass; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Baster; gulch in Gunnison County, tributary to Slate River. (Crested Butte)
Bates; hill in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Bates; village in Gilpin County. (Blackhawk)
Bath; station in Chaffee County on the Colorado Midland and the Colorado and Southern railways; altitude, 9,470 feet.
Battle; mountain in Eagle County.
Battle; mountain in Teller County. (Cripple Creek Special)
Battlement; creek in Garfield County, a left-hand branch of Grand River.
Battlement; mesa in Garfield and Mesa counties, between Grand River and Plateau Creek; altitude, nearly 12,000 feet.
Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve; area, 1,246 square miles.
Baxter; station in Pueblo County on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Missouri Pacific railways; altitude, 4,624 feet.
Baxter Basin; valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Bay City; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to La Plata River. (La Plata)
Bayfield; post village in La Plata County.
Beacon Hill; station in El Paso County on Midland Terminal Railway. (Cripple Creek Special)
Beale; creek in Logan County, a left-hand branch of Horsetail Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Beaqua; village in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Bear; canyon in Boulder County, tributary to South Boulder Creek. (Blackhawk)
Bear; creek in Baca County, a right-hand branch of Horse Creek. (Springfield, Vilas)
Bear; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Turkey Creek, tributary to South Platte River, (Georgetown)
Bear; creek in El Paso County, a right-hand branch of Fountain Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Colorado Springs)
Bear; creek in Huerfano County, near Mosca Pass, a left-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)
Bear; creek in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)
Bear; creek in La Plata County, a. left-hand branch of Animas River. (Durango)
Bear; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Cuchara River. (Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg)
Bear; creek in Montezuma County, a left-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Rico)
Bear; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray, Silverton)
Bear; creek in Rio Grande County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande.
Bear; creek in San Juan County, outlet of Kite Lake Needle Mountains.
Bear; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Bear; creek in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Bear; gulch in Boulder county, tributary to Fourmile Creek. (Boulder)
Bear; mountain in Routt County.
Bear; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 12,950 feet. (Silverton)
Bear; river in Routt and Garfield counties, aright-hand branch of Yampa River.
Bear Creek; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,849 feet. (Rico, La Plata)
Bear River; mountains in San Juan Mountains in which heads Dolores River. (Needle Mountains)
Beartown; village in San Juan County. (Needle Mountains)
Beartrack; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Georgetown)
Beasley; creek in Boulder County, a left-hand branch of Boulder Creek. (Niwot)
Beasley Reservoir; artificial lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Beattie; peak in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Beaver; creek in Arapahoe, Adams, and Morgan counties, a right-hand branch of South Platte River.
Beaver; creek in Boulder County, a left-hand branch of South St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Beaver; creek in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of South Boulder Creek, tributary to Boulder Creek. (Blackhawk)
Beaver; creek in El Paso County, a right-hand branch of Monument Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Castle Rock)
Beaver; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo, Pikes Peak)
Beaver; creek in Grand County, a left-hand branch of Grand River.
Beaver; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch off East River, tributary to Slate River. (Crested Butte)
Beaver; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Little Thompson Creek, tributary through Thompson Creek to South Platte River.
Beaver; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Laramie River.
Beaver; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Raspberry Fork, tributary to North Platte River.
Beaver; creek in Montezuma County, a right-hand branch of Dolores River.
Beaver; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Leadville)
Beaver; creek in Rio Blanco and Routt counties, a right-hand branch of South Fork Williams River.
Beaver; creek in Rio Grande County, a right-hand branch of Rio Grande.
Beaver; post village in Pueblo County. (Pueblo)
Beaver; ridge in Park County. (Leadville)
Beaver; village in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,984 feet.
Beaver Brook; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Little Bear Creek, tributary to Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Beaver Brook; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,408 feet.
Beavercreek; village in Fremont County.
Beaverdam; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Vance Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Georgetown)
Beaver Station; village in Morgan County.
Beckwith; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,371 feet.
Beckwith; pass in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Bedrock; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Bedrock; town in Montrose County; population in 1900, 35.
Beebe Draw; stream in Weld County, (Greeley)
Beecher; post village in Yuma County.
Belden; station in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Belford; village in Hinsdale County.
Bell; village in La Plata County.
Belle View; mountain in Rio Grande County; altitude, 12,673 feet.
Belleview; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Bellevue; mountain in Clear Creek County; altitude, 9,684. (Idaho Springs Special)
Bellevue; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12, 350 feet.
Bellevue Junction; station in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,211 feet.
Bells Spur; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,578 feet.
Bellvue; post village in Larimer County; population in 1900, 99.
Bellvue; station in Teller County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,993 feet.
Beloit; village in Kit Carson County.
Bennet; post village in Adams County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,484 feet.
Bennetts; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of South Fork Cache la Ponudre River.
Bent County in the southern part of the State; bounded on the north by Kiowa County, on the east by Prowers County, on the south by Baca and Las Animas counties, and on the west by Otero County. The surface consists chiefly of plains, and is drained by Arkansas River and its branches, the chief of which are Purgatory River, Rule Creek, and Caddoa Creek. The area is 1,497 square miles, of which 38,858 acres, or 4 per cent, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 3,049, and of Las Animas, the county seat, 1,192. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 15′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 12 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Bent; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Lake Fork Gunnison River. (San Cristobal)
Bent Canyon; small village in Las Animas County near Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Benton; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,270 feet. (Timpas)
Bergen; mountain on boundary between Clear Creek and Jefferson counties; altitude, 9,555 feet.
Bergens Park; valley in Jefferson County; altitude, 7,543 feet.
Berkeley; lake in Denver County. (Denver)
Berkeley; town in Arapahoe County; population in 1900, 707.
Berlin; station in Arapahoe County on Colorado Eastern Railroad.
Bernard; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Bernard; village in Mesa County.
Bernhard; creek in Teller County, a left-hand branch of Spring Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Bernice; village in Costilla County.
Berrys Ranch; station in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Berthoud: pass in Front Range, between Clear Creek and Grand counties.
Berthoud; post village in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900, 305; altitude, 4,962 feet.
Berwind; post village in Las Animas County on a spur of Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,462 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Beshoar; village in Las Animas County.
Beshoar Junction; station in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,903 feet. (Elmoro)
Bessemer; post-office in Pueblo County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 4,807 feet. Railroad name, Minnequa.
Bessemer Junction; station in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,774 feet. (Pueblo)
Bethesda; post village in Douglas County.
Bethune; post village in Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,263 feet.
Beulah; post village and summer resort in Pueblo County Pueblo.
Biebles; station in Gunnison County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Bierstadt; station in El Paso County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,601 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Big; creek in Routt County, left-hand branch of Elk River, tributary to Bear River.
Big Bear; creek in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Big Blue; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Big Buck; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Big Bull; mountain in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Big Cottonwood; creek in Fremont County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Big Dry; creek in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)
Big Dry; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Greeley)
Big Elk Park; valley in Boulder County. (Boulder)
Big Grizzly; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of North Platte River.
Bighill; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway. (Blackhawk)
Bighorn; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 8,500 feet. (Boulder)
Bighorn; station in Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,022 feet.
Bighorn; town in Larimer County.
Big John; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 9,077 feet. (Boulder)
Big Per Cent; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Hermosa Creek. (Durango)
Big Sand; hill in Otero County; altitude, 4,930 feet.
Big Sandy; creek, large left-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Big Sandy; village in Elbert County.
Big Spring’s; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Hermosa Creek. (Durango)
Big Spring’s; town in El Paso County; altitude, 6,060 feet. (Big Springs)
Bijou; creek in Elbert, Arapahoe, and Morgan counties, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Castle Rock, Denver)
Bijou Basin; post village in El Paso County.
Bilk; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Bilk; village in Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,011 feet.
Bilk Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Billy; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Bingham; station in Las Animas County on Colorado and Wyoming Railway; altitude, 7,368 feet.
Birdseye; gulch in Lake County, a left-hand branch of East Fork, Arkansas River. (Leadville)
Birds Eye; station in Lake County on the Colorado and Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; altitude, 10,647 feet.
Bishop; lakes in La Plata County. (Engineer Mountain)
Bishop Rock; summit in Clear Creek County. (Silver Plume Special)
Bismark; village in Saguache County; altitude, 7,736 feet.
Bison; peak in Park County; altitude, 12,426 feet.
Bison; station in Teller County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,108 feet.
Bitter; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River.
Black; butte in Baca County; altitude, 4,074 feet. (Vilas)
Black; buttes in eastern part of Las Animas County. (Mesa de Maya)
Black; canyon in Delta County, tributary to North Fork Gunnison River.
Black; canyon in Larimer County, tributary to Little Thompson Creek.
Black; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to South Boulder Creek. (Blackhawk)
Black; hill in Park County. (Leadville)
Black; hills in Las Animas County. (Timpas)
Black; lake in Ouray County. (Ouray)
Black; lake in Summit County.
Black; mountain in Huerfano County; altitude, 7,412 feet.
Black; mountain in Park County; altitude, 11,656 feet.
Black; ridge in Pueblo County. (Apishapa)
Black Canyon of the Gunnison; extends along Gunnison River from the mouth of Lake Fork to the mouth of North Fork, with a maximum depth of 3,000 feet. The upper parts cut in sandstone, bedded horizontally or nearly so; the lower part, cut in granite, is extremely steep and rugged.
Black Face; summit in San Miguel County, (Telluride)
Blackhawk; peak in Dolores County; altitude, 12,677 feet. (Engineer Mountain)
Blackhawk; town in Gilpin County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900, 1,200; altitude, 8,045 feet. (Blackhawk)
Blackhawk; village in Dolores County.
Blackhead; peak in San Juan Mountains, Archuleta County; altitude, 12,514 feet.
Black Mountain; post village in Lark County.
Black Squirrel; creek in Pueblo and El Paso counties, a left-hand branch of Calico Creek, tributary of Arkansas River. (Big Springs, Nepesta)
Black Sulphur; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.
Black Tiger; gulch in Boulder County, a left-hand branch of Boulder Creek, tributary to St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Black Wolf; creek in Adams County, a left-hand branch of South Fork Republican River.
Blaine; post village in Baca County.
Blair; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to Ryan Creek.
Blair; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Blanca; peak in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, on boundary between Saguache, Huerfano, and Costilla counties; altitude, 14,390 feet. (Huerfano Park)
Blanca; village in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,403 feet.
Bland; post village in Elbert County.
Blodgett; peak in El Paso County; altitude, 9,406 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Bloom; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,781 feet.
Bloomerville; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad.
Blue; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Blue; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.
Blue; hill in Las Animas County; altitude, 5,761 feet Apishapa.
Blue; mountain in Bark County. (Pikes Peak)
Blue; river in Middle Park, a left-hand branch of Grand River heading in Hoosier Pass and flowing northwest, (Leadville)
Blue River; peak in Summit County.
Blue River Valley; butte in Summit. County; altitude, 9,400 feet.
Bluff; summit in La Plata County; altitude, 8,169 feet. (Durango)
Blumer; station on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad; altitude, 8,914 feet.
Boaz; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,270 feet.
Bob; creek in Otero County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River, (Catlin)
Bobtail; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek. (Central City Special)
Bobtail; hill in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Bocea, station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,697 feet.
Boettcher; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Southern Railway. (Niwot)
Boggs; creek in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo)
Boggs Flat; bottom lands in Pueblo County. (Pueblo)
Boiling; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to South Boulder Creek. (Blackhawk)
Bolton; town in Arapahoe County.
Bonanza; post village in Saguache County; population in 1900, 141.
Bonita; peak in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Bonita; station in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,029 feet.
Bonita; village in Saguache County.
Book Cliff; station in Mesa County on Book Cliff Railroad.
Book Cliff Railroad; small branch of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, in Grand River Valley.
Book Cliffs; in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, the south escarpment of Book Cliff Plateau by which one descends from its summit to Grand River Valley. The cliffs are very precipitous, especially in the upper third; altitude 8,000 to 8,500 feet.
Boomerang; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Idaho Springs Special)
Boone; post village in Pueblo County, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Missouri Pacific railways; altitude, 4,477 feet. (Nepesta)
Bordenville; village in Park County.
Boreas; post village in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 11,480 feet.
Boren; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Borst; town in El Paso County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,582 feet.
Bosler; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Boston; village in Baca County; altitude, 4,118 feet. (Vilas)
Boulder; creek in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of St. Vrains Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Niwot, Boulder)
Boulder; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Boulder County in the north-central part of the State; bounded on the north by Larimer County, on the east by Adams and Weld counties, on the south by Jefferson and Gilpin counties, and on the west by Grand County. It extends from the plains to the summit of the Front Range, and has many peaks in the western portion, the highest of which is Longs Peak, 14,271 feet. Its area is 751 square miles, of which 91,708 acres, or 19 per cent, were under cultivation in 1900. This county has the highest percentage of cultivated land in the State. The population in 1900 was 21,544; of Boulder, the county seat, 6,150; and of Lyons, the town next in size, 547. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 30′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 17 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
Boulder; county seat of Boulder County, on the Colorado and Southern, the Union Pacific, and the Colorado and Northwestern railroads; population in 1900, 6,150; altitude, 5,350 feet. (Boulder)
Boulder; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Cottonwood Creek. (San Cristobal)
Boulder; gulch in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Boulder; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Boulder; pass between Boulder and Grand counties; altitude, 11,670 feet.
Boulder Junction; station in Boulder County on the Colorado and Southern and the Union Pacific railroads; altitude, 5,283 feet.
Boulder; peak in San Juan Mountains; altitude, 12,417 feet.
Bovina; post village in Lincoln County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,372 feet.
Bovino; station in Mesa County on Rio Grand Western Railway; altitude, 4,548 feet.
Bowen; village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway. Post-office, Aylmer.
Bowen; village in Rio Grande County.
Bowerman; post village in Gunnison County.
Bowman; village in Gunnison County.
Boxelder; creek in Adams County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)
Boxelder; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Boxelder; post village in Larimer County.
Box Prairie; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Buckhorn Creek, tributary to Big Thompson Creek.
Boyds Spur; town in Weld County.
Boyer; station in Park County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,901 feet.
Boyero; post village in Lincoln County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,739 feet.
Bracewell; station in Weld County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 4,752 feet. (Greeley)
Bradbury; town in Otero County on Missouri Pacific Railway.
Braddocks; station in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 9,183 feet.
Bradford; lake in Huerfano County. (Walsenburg)
Bradford; village in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Bragdon; ridge in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Bragdon; station in Pueblo County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,885 feet. Post-office, Eden.
Brainard; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad.
Brandon; station in Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railway; altitude, 3,918 feet. (Granada)
Brayton; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,762 feet.
Brazil; post village in Las Animas County. (Elmoro)
Breckenridge; county seat of Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900, 976; altitude, 9,534 feet. (Leadville)
Breckenridge; creek in Otero County, a left-hand branch of Horse Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Catlin)
Breckenridge; pass between Summit and Park counties; altitude, 11,503 feet.
Breece Junction; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 11,183 feet.
Breed; station in El Paso County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude. 6,373 feet.
Breen; post village in La Plata County.
Breenes; town in Summit County.
Brendel; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. Silverton. Brennan; lake in Chaffee County; altitude, 10,325 feet. (Anthracite)
Brennan Spur; station on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,517 feet.
Brewster; town in Fremont County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,198 feet.
Bridalveil; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Bridal Veil; creek in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Bridal Veil; falls in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Bridal Veil Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Bridgeport; station in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,745 feet.
Briggs; town in Pitkin County on Colorado Midland Railway.
Brighton; post town and county seat of Adams County on Union Pacific Railroad; population in 1900, 366; altitude, 4,985 feet. (Denver)
Brightside; village in Jefferson County.
Brilby; butte in Jefferson County; altitude, 9,323 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Brind; mountain in Teller County, altitude, 10,450 feet. (Cripple Creek Special)
Bristol; mountain in San Juan Mountains, Mineral County; altitude, 12,847 feet.
Bristol; plateau in Mineral County.
Bristol; village in Larimer County; altitude, 5,477 feet.
Brodhead; post village in Las Animas County, on Colorado and Southern Railway. Railroad name, Broadhead.
Brolen; village in Jefferson County.
Bronco; gulch in Costilla County, tributary to Placer Creek. (Huerfano Park)
Brookfield; village in Baca County Two Butte Brooklyn; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
Brookside; post village in Fremont County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,240 feet.
Brookside; town in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7,916 feet.
Brookvale: post village in Clear Creek County.
Broomfield; post village in Boulder County.
Bross, Mount; in Middle Park. Grand County; altitude, 9,468 feet.
Bross, Mount; in Park Range; altitude, 14,100 feet.
Brotherton; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to White River.
Brown: canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Brown; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Brown: mountain in Cl ear Creek County; altitude, 1.0,451 feet. (Georgetown)
Brown; station in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude. 7,736 feet.
Browns; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Mineral Creek. (Silverton)
Browns Canyon; post village in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,342 feet.
Brush; creek in Chaffee County, a right-hand branch of Texas Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Brush; creek in Eagle County, a left-hand branch of Eagle River, originating in Fast and West Brush creeks.
Brush; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork, tributary to Grand River. (Aspen)
Brush; post town in Morgan County, on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; population in 1900, 381; altitude, 4,247 feet.
Brush Hollow; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Bryant; post village in Phillips County.
Bryant; station in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,077 feet. Post-office, Satank.
Buchanan; village in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Buck; creek in Garfield County, a right-hand branch of South Fork White River.
Buck; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to North St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Buck; hollow through which flows a tributary to Animas River. (Durango)
Buckeye; gulch in Lake County, tributary to East Fork Arkansas River. (Leadville)
Buckeye; peak in Lake County; altitude, 12,873 feet. (Leadville)
Buckhorn; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Thompson Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Buckhorn; mountain in Larimer County.
Buckingham; station in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,945 feet.
Buckleys; town in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Buck, Mount; in Routt County; altitude, 10,877 feet,
Buckskin; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Leadville)
Buckskin; mountain on boundary between Lake and Park counties; altitude, 14,296 feet.
Bucktail; creek in Montrose County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River.
Buena Vista; county seat of Chaffee County, on the Denver and Rio Grande, the Colorado and Southern, and the Colorado Midland railways; population in 1900, 1,006; altitude, 7,958 feet.
Buena Vista; peak in Routt County.
Bueno, Mount; in Boulder County; altitude, 8,700 feet. (Boulder)
Buffalo; arroyo in the southern part of Pueblo County. (Apishapa)
Buffalo; creek in Baca County, a left-hand branch of Horse r. Creek. (Vilas, Albany)
Buffalo; creek in Jefferson County, a right-hand branch of North Fork South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)
Buffalo; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of North Platte River.
Buffalo; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Leadville)
Buffalo; creek in Prowers County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River (Granada)
Buffalo; pass between Larimer and Routt counties.
Buffalo; peak in Park Range, Lake County; altitude, 13,828 feet.
Buffalo; peak in Front Range, Larimer County; altitude, 13,541 feet.
Buffalo; springs in Clear Creek County, (Blackhawk)
Buffalo; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,630 feet. Post-office, Buffalo Creek. (Platte Canyon)
Buffalo Basin; sink in Lincoln County. (Arroyo)
Buffalo Point; end of plateau in Baca County. (Vilas)
Buffalo Springs; post village in Park County; altitude, 8,901 feet.
Buffers Spur; station in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Buford; post village in Rio Blanco County.
Bull; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Bull; creek in Mesa County, a left-hand branch of Plateau River.
Bull Cliff; in Teller County; altitude, 10,786 feet. (Cripple Creek Special)
Bull Hill; station in Teller County on Midland Terminal Railway.
Bullion; mountain in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)
Bull Snake; hill in Lincoln County; altitude, 4,972 feet. (Arroyo)
Bumback; springs in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)
Bummers; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Boulder Creek. (Boulder)
Bunce; village in Boulder County.
Bunker Hill; station in Huerfano County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Burchs Lake; station in Boulder County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad. (Niwot)
Burdett; post village in Washington County.
Burial Rocks; cliff in El Paso County. (Colorado Springs)
Burlington; post town and county seat of Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; population in 1900, 183; altitude, 4,163 feet.
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; large and important system, one line of which runs from western Nebraska to Denver.
Burnett; creek in Dolores County, a right-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Rico)
Burnham; station in Denver County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,227 feet.
Burnina; mountain in Garfield County.
Burnito; town in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,359 feet.
Burns; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. Silverton. Burns; post village in Eagle County.
Burns; station in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Burns; village in Dolores County; altitude, 9,018 feet. (Rico)
Burns Junction; station in Boulder County, on the Burlington and Missouri River and the Colorado and Southern railways; altitude, 5,419 feet.
Burnt; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 9,348 feet. (Boulder)
Burnt Timber; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Burro; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Burro; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Cow Creek, tributary to Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Burrows; station in Park County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 10,878 feet.
Burwell; peak in La Plata Mountains, on boundary between La Plata and Montezuma counties. (La Plata)
Busk; station in Lake County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 10,788 feet. (Leadville)
Butcher; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Butler; post village in Larimer County.
Butte; creek in Prowers County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Albany)
Butte; creek in Las Animas and Baca counties, a left-hand branch of Two Butte Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Higbee, Two Butte)
Butte; springs in Prowers County Albany.
Butter; creek, a left-hand branch of Sawatch Creek, tributary to San Luis Creek.
Butterfly; station in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,084 feet.
Buttermilk; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Idaho Springs Special)
Butterworth. Flat; valley in El Paso County.
Buttes; post village in El Paso County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,318 feet.
Butzel; hill in Boulder County; altitude, 8,270 feet. (Boulder)
Buxton; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,784 feet.
Buzzard; creek in Mesa County, a right-hand branch of Plateau River.
Byers; post village in Arapahoe County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,202 feet.
Byers, Mount; in Park Range, Grand County; altitude, 12,778 feet,
Byron; station in Prowers County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 3,447 feet, Post-office, Barton.
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Source
Gannett, Henry, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey of Colorado, Charles D. Walcott. Director, Washington, Government Printing Office, 1906.