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 M.
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.
Maber; village in Montrose County.
Mac; gulch in Fremont County, tributary to Currant Creek. (Pikes Peak)
Machias; station in Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,407 feet. Post-office, Claremont.
Mack; post village in Mesa County.
Macks; butte in Sedgwick County.
Macomber; peak in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Madden; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Madden; peak on boundary between Montezuma and La Plata counties. (La Plata)
Madenos; creek in Saguache County, a left-hand branch of Mosca Creek. (Huerfano Park)
Madenos; pass in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Madera; station in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Madrid; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Wyoming Railway; altitude, 6,361 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Maggie; gulch in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Maggie Gulch; station in San Juan County on Silverton Northern Railroad.
Magnetic; gulch in Montezuma County, tributary to Bear Creek. (La Plata)
Magnet Park; valley in Clear Creek County; altitude, 10,212 feet. (Georgetown)
Magnolia; post village in Boulder County. (Blackhawk)
Magnolia; station in Adams County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude. 5,334 feet. (Denver)
Magote; post village in Conejos County.
Magpie; gulch in San Miguel County, tributary to Bilk Creek. (Telluride)
Maher; post village in Montrose County.
Mainard; town in Mesa County.
Maitland; post village in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Majestic; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Malachite; post village in Huerfano County. (Huerfano Park)
Malcolm; lake in Ouray County. (Silverton)
Maldonado: post village in Las Animas County.
Malta; post village in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,570 feet. (Leadville)
Mam; creek in Garfield County, a left-hand branch of Grand River, originating in East and Middle creeks.
Mammoth: canyon in Garfield County, tributary to Grand River.
Mammoth; hill in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Manassa; post town in Conejos County; population in 1900, 739.
Manchester; lake in Gilpin County. (Blackhawk)
Manchester; town in Denver County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Mancos; post town in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 383; altitude, 6,996 feet,
Manhattan; village in Larimer County.
Manila; station in Arapahoe County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Manitou; post town in El Paso County, on the Colorado Midland, the Manitou and Pikes Peak, and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; population in 1900, 1,303; altitude 6,307 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, cogwheel line between Manitou and the summit of Pikes Peak.
Manitou Iron Spring; station on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,538 feet.
Manitou Junction; station in El Paso County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,335 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Manitou Park; valley in Teller County. (Platte Canyon)
Manoa; post village in Fremont County.
Mansfield; town in Garfield County; altitude, 6,673 feet.
Manville; station in Prowers County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. (Granada)
Manzanares; town in Costilla County.
Manzanola; post village in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,249 feet.
Marble; post town in Gunnison County; population in 1900, 101.
Marcellina; pass in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Marcellina, Mount; in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 1 1,349 feet. (Anthracite)
Margaret; town in Costilla County.
Marigold; village in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Marion; town in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,533 feet.
Marion; station in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Mariposa; creek in Archuleta County, a right-hand branch of San Juan River.
Marius; village in Gunnison County; altitude, 8,710 feet.
Marmot; peak in Chaffee County; altitude, 11,841 feet.
Maroon; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork, tributary to Grand River. (Aspen)
Maroon; lake in Pitkin County. (Aspen)
Maroon; peak in Elk Mountains, Pitkin County; altitude, 14, 126 feet. (Aspen)
Marshall; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch, of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Marshall; pass in Sawatch Range, between Chaffee and Saguache counties.
Marshall; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,500 feet. Post-office, Gorham. (Denver)
Marshall; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,018 feet.
Marshall Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Marshall Junction; station in Boulder County, on the Colorado and Southern and the Union Pacific railroads. (Denver)
Marshall Park; village in Clear Creek County.
Marshall Pass; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,846 feet.
Martin; post village in Grand County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 3,720 feet.
Martinez Plaza; village in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)
Martinsen; station in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,697 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Marvine; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River; discharge near Buford, April 26 to October 13, 1904, 51,090 acre-feet.
Marvine; lakes in Rio Blanco County.
Marvine; village in Rio Blanco County.
Marvine, Mount; in White River Plateau, Rio Blanco County; altitude, 12,045 feet.
Maryland; mountain in Gilpin County; altitude, 9,200 feet.
Central City Special. Mason; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Masonville; post village in Larimer County.
Massive, Mount; in Sawatch Range, Lake County; altitude, 1 4,424 feet. (Leadville)
Masters; station in Weld County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,451 feet.
Mastodon: gulch in San Juan County, tributary to West Fork Cinnamon Creek. (Silverton)
Matterhorn; peak in San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County: altitude 13,589 feet. (Lake City)
Mattison; station in Elbert County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude. 5,787 feet. (Limon)
Mavricio; canyon in Las Animas County, a left-hand branch of Apishapa River. (Spanish Peaks)
Maxey; post village in Baca County.
Maxwell; creek in Chaffee County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Maxwell; Spanish grant of land in southern part of Las Animas County. (Elmoro)
Maxwell; village in Las Animas County.
Maximilian: gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Chicago Creek. (Georgetown)
May; creek in Huerfano County, a left-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)
Maybell; post village in Routt County.
Mayfield; station in Ouray County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Mayflower; gulch in Summit County, tributary to Tenmile Creek. (Leadville)
Mayflower; hill in Summit County. (Tenmile District Special)
Mayne; post village in Huerfano County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,436 feet.
Mayne Junction; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Mayo; station on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 10,172 feet.
Maysville; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,310 feet.
McAllisters; station in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
McCall; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
McCarry; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to Piceance Creek.
McCarty Basin; valley in San Juan County. (Silverton)
McCauley; peak in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 13,551 feet. (Needle Mountains)
McClellan; mountain in Front Range, Summit County; altitude, 13,423 feet.
McClelland; station in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,053 feet.
McCourt; station in Fremont County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad; altitude, 6,478 feet.
McCoy; post village in Eagle County.
McElmo; creek in Montezuma County, a left-hand branch of Hovenweep Creek, tributary to San Juan River.
McElmo; post village in Montezuma County.
McGee; station in Chaffee County, on the Colorado Midland, and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; altitude, 8,658 feet.
McGinty; station in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,553 feet.
McIntire; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Laramie River.
McIntosh; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)
McIntyre; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
McIntyre; mountain in Park County. (Pikes Peak)
McKinney; town in Teller County.
McKissocks; town in Weld County.
McKissock; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Buckhorn Creek, tributary to Thompson Creek.
McMillan; peak in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 12,800 feet. (Silverton)
McMillan; town in Huerfano County.
McNulty; gulch in Summit County, tributary to Tenmile Creek. (Tenmile District Special)
Meadow; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Meadow; springs in Costilla County.
Mears; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,434 feet.
Mears Junction; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,421 feet.
Medicine Bow; range in the northern part of the State, a spur from Front Range separating North Platte River from Laramie River.
Medicine Bow Forest Reserve; area, 1,806 square miles.
Medio; station in Pitkin County on Crystal River Railroad altitude, 8,688 feet.
Medlen; village in Jefferson County.
Meeker; post village and county seat of Rio Blanco County; population in 1900, 507; altitude, 6,182 feet.
Meeker; town in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Meily; village on boundary between Pitkin and Lake Counties.
Melville; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Vance Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Georgetown)
Melvin; lake in Arapahoe County. (Denver)
Melvin; station in Arapahoe County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,576 feet. (Denver)
Melvina; hill in Boulder County; altitude, 9,200 feet Boulder.
Mendota; peak in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Menefee; mountains, a short range in Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Menefee; peak in Montezuma County; altitude, 8,812 feet. (La Plata)
Menefee; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,302 feet.
Menger; village in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)
Menoken; station in Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,544 feet.
Mercer; station in Logan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,427 feet.
Meredith; hill in Otero County; altitude, 4,400 feet. (Catlin)
Meredith; post village in Pitkin County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,775 feet.
Meredith; station in Otero County on Missouri Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,308 feet. (Catlin)
Meridian; hill in Park County. (Georgetown)
Meridian; lake in Gunnison County. (Crested Butte)
Merino; post village in Logan County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,033 feet,
Mesa County in the western part of the State; bounded on the north by Garfield County, on the east by Pitkin, Gunnison, and Delta counties, on the south by Montrose County, and on the west by Utah. It is traversed by Grand and Gunnison rivers, and consists mostly of plateaus and broad desert valleys. Its area is 3,309 square miles, of which 1 per cent, or 34,205 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 9,267, and of Grand Junction, the county seat, 3,503. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 14° 35′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 13 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
Mesa; creek in Montrose County, a right-hand branch of Dolores River.
Mesa; creek in Mesa County, a left-hand branch of Plateau Creek, tributary to Grand River.
Mesa; peak in La Plata County; altitude, 9,790 feet. (Durango)
Mesa; peak in Saguache County; altitude, 12,581 feet.
Mesa; post village in Mesa County.
Mesa; station in Adams County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,521 feet.
Mesa; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,123 feet.
Mesa; station in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude 4,848 feet.
Mesa de Maya; plateau in the southeastern part of Las Animas County. (Mesa de Maya)
Mesa Inclinado; plateau sloping northward, forming a part of the north wall of Grand Canyon of the Gunnison in Montrose County.
Mesa Verde; plateau in the southwestern part of the State. It is dissected by Maneos River and its branches, and contains many ruins of the town-building Indians: altitude, 8,500 feet.
Metcalf; station in Park County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,068 feet.
Metz; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Vance Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Georgetown)
Micanite; post village in Fremont County.
Michigan; river in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of North Platte River.
Michigan; station in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 9,448 feet.
Michigan; village in Larimer County.
Midas; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,266 feet.
Middle; mountain in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Middle Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Middle Creek; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,511 feet.
Middle Park; high mountain valley near the center of the State; surface consists of alternating valleys and high ranges of the second order, drained westward by Grand River.
Middle St. Vrain; creek in Boulder County, a left-hand branch of South St. Vrain Creek, tributary to St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Middleton; village in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Midland; ridge in Routt County.
Midland; station in Teller County on Colorado Midland Railway. (Pikes Peak)
Midland Basin; valley in Routt County.
Midland Terminal Railway; line extending from Divide, Teller County, to Cripple Creek, connecting large railway systems with the mining towns.
Midway; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 10,484 feet.
Midway; village in Chaffee County; altitude, 7,824 feet,
Midway; village in Gunnison County.
Mildred; village in Montezuma County,
Military Junction; station in Arapahoe County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,316 feet.
Military Park; station in Arapahoe County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad,
Military Post; station in Arapahoe County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Milk; creek in Routt and Rio Blanco counties, a left-hand branch of Yampa River; discharge near Axial. April 20 to October 31, 1904, 18,140 acre-feet.
Mill; creek in Archuleta County, a left-hand branch of San Juan River.
Mill; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of North Beaver Creek, tributary to Gunnison River.
Mill; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Mill; creek, a left-hand branch of Clear Creek, tributary to South Platte River,
Mill; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Mill; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Mineral Creek, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Mill; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,361 feet.
Miller Rock; summit in Boulder County; altitude, 8,633 feet. (Boulder)
Millet; station in Washington County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Mill Gulch; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,660 feet.
Millsap; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Oil Creek, tributary to Arkansas River, heading in West and East forks. (Pikes Peak)
Milner; pass between Larimer and Grant counties.
Milton; village in Saguache County.
Milwood; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,640 feet.
Minaret; station in Gunnison County on Colorado and Southern Railway,
Miner; gulch in Fremont County, tributary to Currant Creek. (Pikes Peak)
Miner; village in Larimer County.
Mineral County in the southwestern part of the State; bounded on the north by Hinsdale, Saguache, and Rio Grande counties, on the east by Rio Grande County, on the south by Archuleta County, and on the west by Hinsdale County. It includes part of the San Juan Mountains. Its area is 880 square miles, of which one-half of 1 per cent, or 2,929 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 1,913; and of Creede, the county seat, 235. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 50′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 11 inches, and the mean annual temperature about 40°.
Mineral; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River, heading in South Mineral Creek. (Silverton)
Mineral; hill in Teller County. (Cripple Creek Special)
Mineral Basin; valley in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Mineral Creek; pass in San Juan County; altitude, 11,098 feet.
Mineral Point; summit in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,541 feet, (Anthracite)
Mineral Wonder; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Flagler Fork. (Durango)
Mink; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of White River.
Minneapolis; village in Baca County; altitude, 3,935 feet. (Albany)
Minnehaha; station in El Paso County on Manitou and Pikes Peak Rail way.
Minnequa; lake in Pueblo County Pueblo.
Minnequa; station in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,795 feet. Post-office, Bessemer.
Minnesota; creek in Delta County, a left-hand branch of North Fork Gunnison River.
Minnesota; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)
Minnie; canyon in Otero and Las Animas counties, tributary to Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Minnie; gulch in San Miguel County, tributary to San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Minnie; gulch in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Minnie; lake in Boulder County. (Boulder)
Minto; station in Logan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 3,900 feet.
Minturn; post village in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,815 feet.
Mirage; post village in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,618 feet.
Mirage; station in Lincoln County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,877 feet.
Missouri; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Florida River. (Needle Mountains)
Missouri; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to Piceance Creek.
Missouri Pacific Railway; one of the large systems of the country. One line enters Colorado at its east boundary and runs to Pueblo.
Mitchell; creek in Garfield County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Mitchell; post village in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,895 feet. (Leadville)
Mitotes; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Apishapa River. (Spanish Peaks)
Mitre; peak on boundary between Teller and Fremont counties. (Pikes Peak)
Modoc; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Henson Creek. (Lake City)
Modoc; station in Teller County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad.
Moffat; post village in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,568 feet.
Molas; lake in San Juan County; altitude, 10,488 feet Needle Mountains. Monarch; pass between Gunnison and Chaffee counties.
Monarch; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 10,018 feet.
Monitor; creek in Montrose County, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Monitor; peak in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 13,703 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Monon; post village in Baca County.
Monsoit; station on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,400 feet.
Monson; station in Huerfano County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Mont Alto Park; station in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad. (Boulder)
Montclair; post town in Denver County; population in 1900, 415.
Monte; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Montelores; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,442 feet. (Rico)
Monte Vista; post village in Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 556; altitude, 7,653 feet.
Montezuma County; southwestern county of the State; bounded on the north by Dolores County, on the east by La Plata County, on the south by New Mexico, and on the west by Utah. It consists almost entirely of plateaus, spurs, and and narrow canyons, and includes the Ute Indian Reservation. The area of the county is 2,113 square miles, of which 1 per cent, or 15,204 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 3,058; and of Cortez, the county seat, 125. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 20 east. The mean annual rainfall is about 15 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°. Montezuma; post village in Summit County; population in 1900, 40; altitude, 10,295 feet.
Montezuma; valley in Montezuma County.
Montrose Forest Reserve; area, 901 square miles.
Montrose County in the western part of the State; bounded on the north by Mesa and Delta counties, on the east by Gunnison and Ouray counties, on the south by San Miguel and Ouray counties, and on the west by Utah. The eastern part includes plains in the valley of Gunnison River and also the broad and fertile valley of the Uncompahgre, from which rises Uncompahgre Plateau, while to the west the land drops to lower plains, through which Dolores and San Miguel Rivers have cut valleys. The area is 2,290 square miles, of which 2 per cent, or 36,884 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 4,535; and of Montrose, the county seat, 1,217. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 40′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 13 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Montrose; county seat of Montrose County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5, 801 feet.
Montville; village in Costilla County.
Monument; bluff in Mineral County.
Monument; butte in Routt County.
Monument, creek in El Paso County, a left-hand branch of Fountain Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Colorado Springs)
Monument; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
Monument: hill in La Plata County; altitude, 10,820 feet. (Durango)
Monument; post town in El Paso County, on the Denver and Rio Grande and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railways; population in 1900, 156; altitude, 7,001 feet, (Castle Rock)
Monument Park; valley in El Paso County, north of Colorado Springs, containing many curious monuments of sandstone produced by wind erosion.
Moon Anchor; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Moores; creek in Logan and Sedgwick counties, a left-hand branch of South Platte River.
Mooreville; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway. (Denver)
Moqui; post village in Montezuma County.
Moraine; lake in El Paso County; altitude, 10,268 feet. (Colorado Springs)
Moraine; town in Larimer County; altitude, 7,900 feet.
Moraine Park; post village in Larimer County.
Morgan County in the northeastern part of the State; bounded on the north by Weld and Logan counties, on the east by Logan and Washington counties, on the south by Washington and Adams is counties, and on the west by Weld County. It is traversed east and west by the Union Pacific and the Burlington and Missouri River railroads. The wide valley of the South Platte extends across the center, and to the north and south are rolling plains. The area is 1,264 square miles, of which 5 per cent, or 43,282 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 3,268; and of Fort Morgan, the county seat, 634. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 40′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 11 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Morland; town in El Paso County.
Morley; post village in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 6,739 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Morris; station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Morrison; mountain in Jefferson County; altitude, 7,900 feet. (Denver)
Morrison; post village in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5, 766 feet. (Denver)
Morse; town in Prowers County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 3,566 feet.
Mortimer; station in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,092 feet. Post-office, Trinchera.
Mosca; creek in Saguache County, flowing into a sink.
Mosca; pass in Sangre de Cristo Range, Huerfano and Saguache counties; altitude, 9, 713 feet. (Huerfano Park)
Mosca; post village in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,562 feet.
Moses; creek, a left-hand branch of Frazer Creek, tributary to Grand River.
Mosquito; gulch in Park County, tributary to South Platte River. (Leadville)
Mosquito; pass in Park Range, between. Lake and Park counties; altitude, 13, 185 feet. (Leadville
Mosquito; peak in Park Range, on boundary between Park and Lake Counties; altitude, 13,794 feet. (Leadville)
Moss, Mount; in La Plata Mountains, Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Mound; village in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Mounds; station in Gunnison County, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,786 feet.
Mountain; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Mountaindale; village in Park County.
Mountaineer; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Cunningham Creek, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Mountainvale; village in Mesa County.
Mountainview; station in El Paso County on Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway.
Mount Carbon; post village in Gunnison County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,553 feet Anthracite.
Mount Carrizo; plateau in Las Animas County Mount Carrizo.
Mountearl; village in Larimer County.
Mount Olivet; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Mount Princeton; station in Chaffee County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 8,179 feet.
Mount Vernon; creek in Jefferson County, a left-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Muckawanago; town in Pitkin County.
Mud; canyon in Montezuma County, tributary to Rio Mancos.
Mud; creek in Bent County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Two Butte, Lamar)
Mud; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Smith Creek.
Muddy; creek in Bent County, a left-hand branch of Rule Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Higbee)
Muddy; creek in Custer and Huerfano counties, a left-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)
Muddy; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Muddy; creek in La Plata County, a right-hand branch of Big Bear Creek, tributary to San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Muddy; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Greenhorn Creek, tributary to St. Charles River. (Walsenburg)
Muddy; gap in Bent County. (Bigbee)
Muddy Creek; pass between Larimer and Grand counties; altitude, 8,772 feet.
Mud Lake Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Mudsill; town in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 11,048 feet. Post-office, Doran.
Muggins; gulch in Larimer County, tributary to Little Thompson Creek.
Muggins; park in Larimer County.
Muldoon; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,550 feet.
Mulvane; village in Baca County. (Two Butte)
Mumm; mountains in Larimer County.
Muriel; post village in Huerfano County.
Murphy; creek in Arapahoe County, a left-hand branch of Sand Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Denver)
Murphy; station in Dolores County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Murphy: station in Teller County on Midland Terminal Railway.
Murrell; station in San Juan County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Music; pass in Sangre de Cristo Range, Custer County. (Huerfano Park)
Muskig; town in El Paso County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,742 feet.
Mustang; creek in Kiowa County, a right-hand branch of Adobe Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Las Animas)
Mustang; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Two Butte Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Mount Carrizo)
Mustang; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Apishapa River, tributary to Arkansas River. (Apishapa)
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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.