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 C.
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.
Carnero; creek in Saguache County, flowing into a sink. Carnero; post village in Saguache County.
Carpenter; spring in Pueblo County. (Nepesta)
Carpenter; station in Mesa County, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Carr; post village in Weld County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,691 feet.
Carr; station in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Carr; station in Morgan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Carr; station on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,706 feet.
Carracas; station in Archuleta County on Denver Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,161 feet.
Carrizo; creek in Baca County, a left-hand branch of Cimarron River. (Springfield)
Carroll; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Carson; creek in La Plata County, tributary to Animas River. (Durango)
Carson; village in Hinsdale County; altitude, 12,360 feet. (San Cristobal)
Carter; station in Pueblo County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,797 feet.
Carter; valley in Montrose County.
Cascade; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of West Chicago Creek, tributary to Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Cascade; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of East River, tributary to Gunnison River. (Crested Butte)
Cascade; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River. (Engineer Mountain)
Cascade; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)
Cascade; mountain in Elk Mountains. Gunnison County; altitude, 11,707 feet. (Anthracite)
Cascade; mountain in Ouray County. (Ouray)
Cascade; post village in El Paso County on Colorado Midland Railway. Railroad name, Cascade Canyon. (Colorado Springs)
Cascade; station in Chaffee County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 9,017 feet.
Cascade; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,773 feet. (Engineer Mountain)
Cascade Canyon; station in El Paso County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,406 feet. Post-office, Cascade.
Case; post village in Douglas County.
Cashin; village in Montrose County.
Cassells; post village in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Castilar; post village in La Plata County.
Castilleia; lake in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)
Castle; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Ohio Creek, tributary to Gunnison River. (Anthracite)
Castle; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Junction Creek, tributary to Animas River. (Durango)
Castle; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork, tributary to Grand River. (Aspen)
Castle; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Jim Creek Boulder.
Castle; peak in Elk Mountains, Pitkin County; altitude, 14,259 feet. (Aspen)
Castle; summit in Park County; altitude, 9,863 feet Platte Canyon.
Castle Rock; county seat of Douglas County, on the Denver and Rio Grande and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railways; population in 1900, 804. (Castle Rock)
Castle Rock; spring in La Plata County. (Engineer Mountain)
Castle Rock; summit in Boulder County; altitude, 7,777 feet. (Blackhawk)
Castle Rock; summit in Douglas County; altitude, 6,590 feet. (Castle Rock)
Castle Rock; summit in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Castles; station in Eagle County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,954 feet.
Castleton; station in Gunnison County on Colorado Southern Railway; altitude, 8,387 feet.
Castleview; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Casto; creek, a left-hand branch of South Platte River.
Cat; creek in Baca County, right-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to Horse Creek. (Springfield)
Catamount; creek in Teller and El Paso counties, a right-hand branch of Fountain Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Cataract; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of South Fork Mineral Creek. (Telluride)
Cataract; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Cottonwood Creek. (San Cristobal)
Cataract; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Cathedral; bluffs in Rio Blanco County.
Cathedral; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of Douglas Creek.
Cathedral; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 11,169 feet.
Cathedral; post village in Hinsdale County.
Catherine; station in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,291 feet.
Catlin; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,265 feet. (Catlin)
Cattle; creek in Eagle and Garfield counties, a right-hand branch of Roaring Fork. (Grand River)
Cattle Creek; station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,027 feet.
Cave; creek in Boulder County, a left-hand branch of Middle St. Vrain Creek, tributary to St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Caylor; gulch in Jefferson County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Pikes Peak)
Cebolla; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of White Earth Creek, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River.
Cebolla; post village in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,344 feet.
Cedar; creek in Logan County, a left-hand branch of Horsetail Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Cedar; creek in Montrose County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Cedar; mountain in Routt County; altitude, 7,668 feet. Cedar; post village in San Miguel County.
Cedar Creek; post village in Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,742 feet.
Cedar Edge; post village in Delta County.
Cedarhurst; post village in Las Animas County.
Cedar Point; station in Elbert County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,711 feet.
Cedar Point; peak of plateau in Elbert County; altitude, 6,003 feet. (Limon)
Cement; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of East River, tributary to Gunnison River. (Crested Butte)
Cement; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River, originating in North, South, and Middle forks. (Silverton)
Cement; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,212 feet. (Crested Butte)
Cement; station in Fremont Count yon Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Cemetery Park; valley in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)
Cenicero; town in Conejos County.
Center; post village in Saguache County.
Centerview; village in Saguache County.
Centerville; post village in Chaffee County; altitude, 7,727 feet.
Central; gulch in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of south St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Central; hill in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Central City; county seat of Gilpin County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900,3,114; altitude, 8,516 feet (Central City Special)
Cerro del Navajo; mesa rising from Rio Navajo on boundary between Colorado and New Mexico; altitude, 9,161 feet.
Cerro Summit; station in Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,958 feet.
Chacra; station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,640 feet.
Chaffee County in the central part of the Slate; bounded on the North by Lake County, on the east by Park and Fremont counties, on the south by Saguache County, and on the west by Gunnison County. It extends from the summit of Park Range to the summit of Sawatch Range on the west, including the broad valley of Arkansas River. Its area is 1,224 square miles, of which 2 per cent, or 14.726 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 7,085; of Buena Vista, the county seat, 1,006, and of Salida, the largest city, 722. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 14° 00′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 12 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40° to 50°.
Chair; mountains in Gunnison County.
Chalcedony; buttes in southern part of South Park; altitude, 10,200 feet.
Chalk; creek, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Chalk; mountain on boundary between Summit and Eagle counties. (Leadville)
Chama; peak in San Juan Mountains: altitude, 12,248 feet.
Chama; village in Costilla County.
Chambers; village in Larimer County; altitude, 9,106 feet.
Champion; mountain in Pitkin County.
Champion; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Champion Basin; valley in Ouray Count. (Silverton)
Chance; village in Gunnison County.
Chandler; creek in Fremont County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Chandler; post village in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Chandler Junction; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,202 feet.
Chaney; lake in Gunnison County.
Chapin; village in Kit Carson County.
Chapman; gulch in San Miguel County, tributary to Howard Fork, branch of Lake Fork San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Chapman; station in Boulder County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 5, 175 feet. (Niwot)
Chapman, Mount; in Gunnison County.
Chaquaqua; canyon in Las Animas County, drained by Chaquaqua Creek, tributary to Purgatory River. (Mesa de Maya)
Chaquaqua; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Purgatory River. (Timpas, Mesa de Maya)
Charcoal; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Charles; station in Mesa County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Chase; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek. (Central City Special)
Chase; post village in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Chatfield; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Chatillion; creek in Saguache County, a left-hand branch of San Luis Creek.
Chattanooga; station in San Juan County on Silverton Railroad Silverton.
Chautauqua; village in Boulder County; altitude, 5,718 feet. . Blackhawk. Jheesman; town in Jefferson County.
Chelsea; station in Logan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad,
Chemung-; station in Cheyenne County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 3,928 feet,
Chenoweth; village in Elbert County,
Cherokee; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek Georgetown. herrelyn; post villag e in Arapahoe County.
Cherry; creek in Denver County; a right-hand branch of South fCastle Rock.
Platte River, joining the latter in the city of Denver. , \East Denver,
Cherry; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of La Plata River La Plata.
Cherry; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Yampa River,
Cherry; post village in Douglas County,
Cherrydale; village in La Plata County,
Chester; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,402 feet.
Cheyenne County in the eastern part of the State; bounded 1 on the north by Kit Carson County, on the east by Kansas, on the south by Kiowa County, and on the west by Lincoln County. . Its surface consists of high rolling plains. Its area is 1,787 square miles, of which less than one-half of 1 per cent, or 2,740 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 501, and of Cheyenne Wells, the county seat, 179. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 25′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 15 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Cheyenne: creek in El Paso County, a right-hand branch of Fountain Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Colorado Springs)
Cheyenne; creek in Prowers County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Granada)
Cheyenne; creek in Grand County, a left-hand branch of West Fork North Platte River.
Cheyenne; mountain in 1.1 Paso County; altitude, 9,407 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Cheyenne Wells; county seal of Cheyenne Count von Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,279 feet. (Cheyenne Wells)
Chicago; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Chicago; gulch in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of Junction Creek. (Durango)
Chicago; lake in Clear Creek County; altitude, 11,500 feet. (Georgetown)
Chicago; mountain in Eagle County. (Tenmile District Special)
Chicago; ridge of mountains in Eagle County. (Tenmile District Special)
Chicago Basin; valley in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; an extensive system occupying territory in the Central States. It has one line in Colorado running from the east to Colorado Springs.
Chicito Hill; summit in Conejos County; altitude, 9,773 feet.
Chicken; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Chicken; creek in Montezuma County, a right-hand branch of Dolores River. (La Plata)
Chico; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Nepesta)
Chico; station in Pueblo County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,549 feet. (Nepesta)
Chicorica; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of San Francisco Creek, tributary to Purgatory River. (Elmoro)
Chicorico; mesa in Las Animas County, near Mesa de Maya. (Mesa de Maya)
Chicosa; canyon in Las Animas County, through which flows Chicosa Creek, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peak)
Chicosa; post village in Las Animas County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. (Spanish Peaks)
Chicosa Junction; station in Las Animas County on the Colorado and Southern and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; altitude, 6,104 feet.
Chief; creek in Yuma County, a left-hand branch of Republican River.
Chief; mountain in Clear Greek County; altitude, 11,710 feet. (Georgetown)
Chihuahua; village in Summit County.
Chimney; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Yampa River.
Chimney; creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of Bear River, tributary to Yampa River.
Chimney; gulch in Jefferson County, tributary to Clear Creek.
Chimney; peak on boundary between Hinsdale and Ouray counties; altitude, 1 1,785 feet. (Ouray)
Chimney Gulch; town in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,926 feet.
Chipeta; station in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,161 feet.
Chipeta; village in Pitkin County.
Chipmunk; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Jim Creek. (Boulder)
Chiquita; peak in Conejos County; altitude, 9,627 feet.
Chivington; post village in Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railroad; altitude, 3,887 feet. (Lamar)
Christian; canyon in Las Animas and Pueblo counties, tributary to Apishapa River. (Apishapa)
Chromo; post village in Archuleta County on Rio Grande and Pagosa Springs Railroad.
Chrysolite Junction; station in Lake County on Denver arid Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,242 feet.
Churches; station in Jefferson County, on the Colorado and Southern, and the Burlington and Missouri River railroads. (Denver)
Cima; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,588 feet. (La Plata)
Cima; station in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Cimarron; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River. (Lake City, Ouray)
Cimarron; post village in Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,896 feet.
Cimarron; ridge forming the boundary between Gunnison and Ouray counties. (Ouray)
Cimarron; river in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. It rises in the high plains in two forks in southeastern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico, and flows with a general easterly course to near Keystone, Oklahoma; discharge at Cimarron from March 24 to November 10, 1904, 79,020 acre feet.
Cinder; buttes in La Plata County; altitude, 6,614 feet.
Cinnamon; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Cinnamon; mountain in Gunnison County; altitude, 12,278 feet. (Anthracite)
Cinnamon; pass between Hinsdale and San Juan counties Silverton.
Citadel; plateau in Routt County.
Claremont; post village in Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,407 feet. Railroad name, Machias.
Clark; post village in Routt County.
Clarks; lake in Garfield County.
Clarks; peak in Front Range, Larimer County; altitude, 13,167 feet.
Clarkson; village in Grand County.
Clarkston; village in Boulder County.
Clay; creek in Montrose County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River, tributary to Dolores River.
Clay; creek in Powers County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Two Butte, Lamar)
Clay Creek; spring in southeastern part of Bent County. (Two Butte)
Clayer; village in Mesa County.
Clayton Cone; summit in Saguache County; altitude, 9,500 feet.
Claytonia; village in Saguache County; altitude, 8,386 feet.
Clear; creek, a right-hand branch of South Arkansas, tributary to Arkansas River.
Clear; creek in Chaffee County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Leadville)
Clear; creek in Jefferson, Denver, and Adams counties, a left-hand branch of South Platte River; discharge at Forks Creek, April 1 to October 31, 1904, 196,600 acre-feet. (Blackhawk)
Clear; creek in Logan County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River.
Clear; lake in Clear Creek County; altitude, 9,870 feet Georgetown. Clear; lake in San Juan County. (Telluride)
Clear Creek County in the central part of the State; bounded on the north by Grand and Gilpin counties, on the east by Jefferson County, on the south by Park County, and on the west by Summit County. Its surface is mountainous, consisting of sloping spurs, with narrow valleys between them running down from Front Range, which forms its western boundary. Its area is 42 square miles, of which less than one-half of 1 per cent, or 1,196 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 7,082; and of Georgetown, the county seat, 1,418. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 30′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 15 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40° to 45°.
Clear Water; creek in Mesa County, a left-hand branch of Plateau Creek, tributary to Grand River.
Clelland; station in Fremont County, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,166 feet.
Clelland Junction; station on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,176 feet.
Cleora; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 0,971 feet.
Cleveland; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Gunnison River. (Silverton)
Cliff; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Coal Creek, tributary to North Fork Gunnison River. (Anthracite)
Cliff; post village in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Clifton; post village in Mesa County, on the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; altitude, 4,703 feet.
Climax; station in Lake County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 11,302 feet.
Clinton; gulch in Summit County, tributary to Tenmile Creek. Leadville.
Clonmel; village in Fremont County.
Clover; village in Mesa County.
Club; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River.
Clyde; post village in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 9,427 feet.
Coal; creek in Arapahoe County, a right-hand branch of Sand Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Denver)
Coal; creek in Boulder and Weld counties, a right-hand branch of Boulder Creek, tributary to St. Vrain Creek. (Niwot)
Coal; creek in Fremont County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Coal; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Slate River. (Anthracite)
Coal; creek in Ouray County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Coal; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Coal; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande. (Silverton)
Coal; mountain in Routt County; altitude, 8,430 feet.
Coalbank; hill in San Juan County; altitude, 10,854 feet. (Engineer Mountain)
Coalbasin; post village in Pitkin County on Crystal River Railroad; altitude, 9,432 feet.
Coal Branch. Junction; station in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Coal Creek; peak in Jefferson County. (Denver)
Coal Creek; village in Jefferson County on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway. (Blackhawk)
Coal Creek Junction; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 698; altitude, 5,187 feet. (Canyon City)
Coaldale; post village in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Railroad name, Pleasanton.
Coal Park; station in Boulder County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, (Denver)
Coalridge; station in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 5,628 feet.
Cobbs; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Cow Creek. (Ouray)
Coburn; station on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,568 feet.
Cochem; village in Chaffee County.
Cochetopa; creek in Saguache County, a right-hand branch of Tomichi Creek, tributary to Gunnison River.
Cochetopa; hills extending southwest of the southeastern end South of Sawatch Range, joining it with San Juan Mountains, forming the northwestern limit of San Luis Valley. The summits reach 12,000 feet in altitude.
Cochetopa; pass over the main divide from San Luis Valley to the Gunnison; altitude, 10,032 feet.
Cochetopa; post village in Saguache County; altitude, 9,088 feet.
Cochetopa Dome; summit in Saguache County; altitude, 10,000 feet.
Cochetopa Forest Reserve; area, 1,770 square miles.
Cockrell; village in Conejos County.
Cody; station in Washington County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Coffee Pot: gulch in Garfield County, tributary to Eagle River. Coffin; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Coffintop; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to South St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Coffintop; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 8,050 feet. (Boulder)
Coke Oven; creek in Dolores County, a right-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Telluride)
Coke Ovens; station in Dolores County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,197 feet.
Coke Ovens; station in Las Animas County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Collbran; village in Mesa County.
Collier; creek in Mesa County, a right-hand branch of Plateau River.
Collina; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Collins; station in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Colona; post village in Ouray County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,399 feet.
Colony; creek in Custer County, a left-hand branch of Crape Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Colorado; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Colorado and Northwestern Railroad; line running from Boulder to Ward, a distance of 26 mile.
Colorado and Southeastern Railway; line extending from Delagua to Ludlow and thence to Trinidad, a distance of 28 miles.
Colorado and Southern Railway; system made up of numerous short lines, mostly in Colorado. One line connects Denver with Leadville; another runs from Denver to Pueblo, thence over the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks to Trinidad, and thence to Fort Worth, Texas. Other short lines lead out of Denver and Pueblo.
Colorado and Wyoming Railway; line connecting Trinidad with Tercio, near the southern boundary of the State.
Colorado City; in El Paso County, on the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; population in 1900, 2,914; altitude, 6,077 feet Colorado Springs.
Colorado City Junction; station in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Colorado Eastern Railroad; line running from Denver to Scranton, a distance of 17 miles.
Colorado Midland Railway; line connecting Colorado Springs and Glenwood Springs, thence continuing over the Denver and Rio Grande tracks to Grand Junction.
Colorado Springs; county seat of El Paso County; a health resort, and an important railroad center entered by six different lines; population in 1900, 21,085; altitude, 5,878 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; line connecting Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek, passing through the gold district.
Colorow; village in Grand County.
Colton; town in San Miguel County.
Columbia; gulch in Chaffee County, tributary to Arkansas River Leadville.
Columbia; mountain in Clear Creek County. (Georgetown)
Columbine; lake in La Plata County; altitude, 8,788 feet. (Engineer Mountain, Needle Mountains)
Columbine; pass in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)
Columbine; post village in Routt County.
Columbine; town in Teller County, on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District and the Florence and Cripple Creek railways.
Columbus; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Columbus; village in La Plata County; altitude, 7,321 feet.
Comanche; creek in Elbert, Arapahoe, and Adams counties, a right-hand branch of Kiowa Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Commodore; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
Como; lake in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Como; post town in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 9,785 feet.
Condon; village in Adams County.
Conejos County in the southern part of the State; bounded on the north by Rio Grande and Costilla counties, on the east by Costilla County, on the South by New Mexico, and on the west by Archuleta County. It includes part of San Luis Valley which extends on the west into San Juan Mountains. Its area is 1,407 square miles, of which 10 per cent, or 98,960 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 8,794; and of Conejos, the county seat, 348. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 50′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 15 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40°.
Conejos; county seat of Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 348; altitude, 7,880 feet.
Conejos; ferry across Rio Grande between Conejos and Costilla counties.
Conejos; mountain in Conejos County; altitude, 13,183 feet.
Conical or Upper Muddy; butte in Larimer County; altitude, 9,848 feet.
Conifer; post village in Jefferson County; altitude, 8,153 feet.
Conrad; post village in Park County.
Conroy; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River, (Timpas)
Content; post village in La Plata County.
Conundrum; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Castle Creek, tributary to Roaring Fork. (Aspen)
Cooke; creek in Mineral County, a right-hand branch of Hot Springs Creek, tributary to Rio Grande.
Cook, Mount; in Boulder County; altitude, 7,500 feet. (Boulder)
Cooley; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Pig Cottonwood Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Coon; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Durango)
Coon; gulch in Jefferson County, tributary to Clear Creek Denver. Coon; valley in Kiowa County. (Granada)
Coon Basin; valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Cooper; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Cottonwood Creek Han. (Cristobal)
Cooper; town in Morgan County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Cooper, Mount; in Fremont County Pikes Peak.
Cope; post village in Washington County.
Copper; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of East River. (Crested Butte)
Copper; creek in Summit County, a left-hand branch of Tenmile Creek, tributary to Snake River. (Leadville)
Copper; gulch in Fremont County, tributary to Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Copper; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Henson Creek. (Lake City)
Copper; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to South Fork Animas River. (Silverton)
Copper; hill in Lake County. (Leadville)
Copper; mountain in Summit County; altitude, 12,475 feet. (Leadville)
Copper; village in Mesa County.
Copperdale; village in Jefferson County; altitude, 7,624 feet. (Blackhawk)
Copperkettle; creek in Adams County, a left-hand branch of South Fork Republican River.
Copper Rock; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad; altitude, 7,369 feet.
Copper Rock; summit in Boulder County; altitude, 7,419 feet. (Boulder)
Coral: gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to White River.
Coral; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Corbett; creek in Ouray County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Corbett; hill on boundary between Summit and Eagle counties. (Tenmile District Special)
Corcoran; village in Arapahoe County.
Corkscrew; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
Cornet; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Cornet; falls in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Cornwall; village in Rio Grande County; altitude, 9,145 feet.
Corona; station in Morgan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,559 feet. Post-office, Wiggins.
Coronado; station in Denver County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,008 feet.
Corral; bluffs in El Paso County; altitude, 6,794 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Corral; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Corral; peak in Grand County; altitude, 11,333 feet.
Corrizo; post village in Baca County.
Cortez; post village and county seat of Montezuma County; population in 1900, 125.
Cortrite; village in Park County.
Cory; post village in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,060 feet.
Costilla County in the southern part of the State; bounded on the north by Saguache and Huerfano counties, on the east by Huerfano and Las Animas counties, on the south by New Mexico, and on the west by Conejos and Rio Grande counties; it includes a part of San Luis Valley, while the east boundary is the summit of Sangre de Cristo Range. The area is 1,746 square miles, of which 7 per cent, or 79,678 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 4,632; and of San Luis, the county seat, 350. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 45 east. The mean annual rainfall is about 13 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40° to 45°.
Costilla; creek in Costilla County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande.
Cotopaxi; post village in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,373 feet.
Cotton; creek in Saguache County, a left-hand branch of San Luis Creek.
Cottonwood; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Cottonwood; creek in Costilla County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande. (Huerfano Park)
Cottonwood; creek in Fremont County, a right-hand branch of Currant Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Cottonwood; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Lake Fork of Gunnison River. (San Cristobal)
Cottonwood; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Cottonwood; creek in Las Animas County, a left-hand branch of Carrizo Creek, tributary to Cimarron River. (Mount Carrizo)
Cottonwood; creek in Mesa County, a left-hand branch of Plateau River.
Cottonwood; creek in Montrose County, a left-bund branch of Gunnison River.
Cottonwood; creek in Prowers County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Granada)
Cottonwood; creek in Saguache County, a Left-hand branch of San Luis Creek.
Cottonwood; gulch in Dolores County, tributary to West Fork Dolores River.
Cottonwood; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek. (Blackhawk)
Cottonwood; spring in Chaffee County.
Cottonwood; spring in Pueblo County Apishapa.
Cottonwood; station in Gilpin County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7,190 feet. (Blackhawk)
Cottonwood; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,397 feet. Post-office, Liberty.
Cottonwood; village in Gunnison County; altitude, 1 1,900 feet.
Coulter; post village in Grand County; altitude, 9,255 feet.
Courthouse; mountain on boundary between Hinsdale and Ouray counties; altitude, 1 2, 165 feet. (Ouray)
Coventry; post village in Montrose County.
Cover; mountain in Park County; altitude, 10,165 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Cow; butte in Otero County; altitude, 4,745 feet, (Catlin)
Cow; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Big Thompson Creek.
Cow; creek in Ouray County, a left-band branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Cow; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.
Cow; spring in Garfield County.
Cowan; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Cowdrey; post village in Larimer County.
Cox; post village in Gunnison County.
Coxcomb; peak in San Juan Mountains on boundary between Hinsdale and Ouray counties; altitude, 13,663 feet. (Ouray)
Cox; station in Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,741 feet.
Coyote; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Rio Navajo.
Coyote; creek in Yuma County, a left-hand branch of North Fork Republican River.
Coyote Basin; valley in Routt County.
Crags; station in El Paso County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,005 feet.
Crags, The; summit in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Craigs; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of North Fork South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)
Craigs; post village in Routt County.
Cramer; station in Fremont County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railway; altitude, 5,893 feet.
Crane Park; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,102 feet. (Leadville)
Cravens; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Crawford; gulch in Jefferson County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Blackhawk)
Crawford; post village in Delta County; altitude, 6,950 feet,
Creede; city, and county seat of Mineral County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 938; altitude, 8,840 feet.
Crescent; peak in Routt County; altitude, 10,255 feet.
Crescent; station In Boulder County on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway. (Blackhawk)
Crescent; village in Grand County.
Crescent; village in Larimer County.
Crested; butte in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,172 feet. (Crested Butte)
Crested Butte; post village in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 988; altitude, 8,807 feet. (Crested Butte)
Crestone; creek in Saguache County, a right-hand branch of Cottonwood Creek, tributary to San Luis Creek.
Crestone; peaks in Sangre de Cristo Range, Saguache County; altitude, 14,233 feet.
Crestone; post village in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,871 feet.
Crestone Junction; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,572 feet.
Creswell; post village in Jefferson County.
Crevasse; station in Mesa County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,585 feet.
Crews; station in El Paso County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway,
Cripple; creek in Teller County, a left-hand branch of Oil Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Cripple Creek; gold-mining town, the county seat of Teller County, on the Colorado Midland, the Florence and Cripple Creek, and the Midland Terminal railways; population in 1900, 10,147; altitude, 9,591 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Crisman; post village in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad; altitude, 6,276 feet.
Critchell; post village in Jefferson County.
Croft; village in Otero County.
Crook; post village in Logan County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 3,707 feet.
Crooked; creek in Grand County, a left-hand branch of Frazer River, tributary to Grand River.
Crooked Wash; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Crookston; post village in Saguache County.
Crookton; station in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,158 feet.
Crosson; station in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7,070 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Crow; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Greeley)
Crow; post village in Pueblo County.
Crowes; station in Hinsdale County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Crown; mountain on boundary between Hinsdale and San Juan counties. (Silverton)
Crows Roost; summits in El Paso County, south of Big Springs. (Big Springs)
Crystal; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Henson Creek, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Crystal; crock in Gunnison and Montrose comities, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Crystal; lake in Hinsdale County. (Lake City)
Crystal; lake in Lake County. (Leadville)
Crystal; peak in Gunnison County. (Crested Butte)
Crystal; peak in San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County; altitude, 12,927 feet. (Lake City)
Crystal; peak in Teller County; altitude, 9,668 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Crystal; post village in Gunnison County.
Crystal; spring in Yuma County.
Crystal Creek: station in Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude. 6,821 feet.
Crystal Lake; station in .Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,873 feet.
Crystal Lake; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. (Leadville)
Crystal River Railroad; line connecting Carbondale and Placita; a narrow-gage spur runs from Redstone to Coalbasin.
Crystal Springs; station in Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
Cuatro; post village in Las Animas County; altitude, 7,994 feet.
Cub; creek in Jefferson County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Cub; mountain in Lark County; altitude, 10,623 feet.
Cuba; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Rio Grande. (Silverton)
Cuchara; pass between Huerfano and Las Animas counties; altitude, 9,944 feet.
Cuchara; post village in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. (Walsenburg)
Cuchara; river in Huerfano and Pueblo counties, a right-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano, Walsenburg)
Cuchara Junction; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,930 feet.
Cuerin; village in Saguache County.
Cuffey; village in Park County.
Culbertson Junction; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Culebra; peak in Las Animas County; altitude, 1 4,069 feet. Cullom, Mount; in Routt County west of Green River.
Culver; station in El Paso County on Colorado .Midland Railway; altitude, 7,503 feet. (Colorado Spring)
Cumberland; peak in San Juan Range, La Plata County; altitude, 12,368 feet. (Durango)
Cumberland Basin; valley in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Cumbres; station in Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,003 feet.
Cunningham; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Cunningham; pass in San Juan Mountains, connecting Bakers Park with the head of Rio Grande; altitude, 12,090 feet.
Cunningham; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Cunninghams; station in Summit County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Curecanti; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Curecanti; village in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,065 feet.
Currant; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Currant; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River.
Currant Creek; pass in Park County; altitude, 9,054 feet, Currant Creek; village in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)
Curtin; station in Summit County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 9,278 feet.
Curtis; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Curtis; post village in El Paso County.
Curtis; station in Summit County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Curtis; village in Washington County.
Custer County, south of the center of the State; bounded on the north by Fremont County, on the east by Pueblo County, on the south by Huerfano County, and on the west by Sangre de Cristo Range, the slopes of which descend to Grape Creek and include the Wet Mountains, from which the county descends into plains. Its area is 696 square miles, of which 5 per cent, or 23,111 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 2,937; and of Silver Cliff, the county seat, 576. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 00 east. The mean annual rainfall is about 17 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40° to 45°.
Cutter; creek in Ouray County, a right-hand branch of Uncompahgre River. (Ouray)
Cyanide; post village in Fremont County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad; altitude, 5,231 feet.
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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.