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 S.
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.
Sabeta; peak in Sawatch Range, Saguache County.
Sable; station in Adams County on Union Pacific Railway.
Saco; station in Pitkin County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sacramento; gulch in Park County, tributary to South Platte River. (Leadville)
Sachett; mountain in El Paso County, (Pikes Peak)
Saddle; mountain in .Montrose County.
Saddle; mountain in Park County; altitude, 10,815 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Saderlind; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 9,943 feet.
Sage; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Yampa River.
Sage: plateau in Routt County.
Saguache County in the south-central part of the State; bounded on the north by Gunnison, Chaffee, and Fremont counties, on the east by Fremont, Custer, and Huerfano counties, and on the south by Costilla and Rio Grande counties, and on the west by Hinsdale and Gunnison counties. It includes the northern part of San Luis Valley, extending on the east to the slopes of Sangre de Cristo Range, and on the west over the Cochetopa Hills to the rolling country sloping to the valley of Gunnison River. Its area is 2,769 square miles, of which 7 per cent, or 119,587 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 3,853; and of Saguache, the county seat, 389. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 55′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 7 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40°.
Saguache; post town and county seat of Saguache County; population in 1900, 389; altitude, 7,745 feet.
Saguache; river heading in Cochetopa Hills and flowing south into San Luis Valley, where it disappears.
St. Charles; canyon in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of St. Charles River. (Pueblo)
St. Charles; river in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo, Nepesta)
St. Charles; station in Pueblo County, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,888 feet.
St. Cloud; post village in Larimer County.
St. Elmo; post town in Chaffee County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900, 64: altitude, 10,051 feet.
St. Kevin; station in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude. 9,804 feet.
St. Lewis; creek in Grand County, a left-hand branch of Frazer River, tributary to Grand River.
St. Mary; post village in Huerfano County; altitude, 6,067 feet.
St. Peters; station in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 8,701 feet.
St. Sophia; ridge on boundary between Ouray and San .Miguel counties Telluride.
St. Thomas; town in Teller County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad.
St. Vrain; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Niwot, Greeley)
St. Vrains; town in Weld County; altitude, 5,120 feet.
Salado; creek in Las Animas County, a left-hand branch of Apishapa River. (Elmore)
Salem; post village in Arapahoe County.
Salida; city in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 3,722; altitude, 7,038 feet,
Salina; post village in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad; altitude, 6,571 feet,
Salina; station in Park County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,936 feet.
Salis; station on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,123 feet.
Sails; station in Cheyenne County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Salt; canyon in Pueblo County, tributary to Beaver Creek. (Pueblo)
Salt; creek in Mesa County, a left-band branch of Plateau Creek.
Salt; creek in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo)
Salt; creek in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of St. Charles River. (Walsenburg)
Salt: lake in Park County.
Salt Creek; post village in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude 5,457 feet.
Samboul: gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Flagler Fork. (Durango)
Sample; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sampler; village in Teller County.
Sams; post village in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
San Acacia; village in Costilla County.
San Bernardo; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County; altitude, 11,845 feet. (Telluride)
San Bernardo; post village in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,465 feet. (Telluride)
Sanborn; post village in Lincoln County. (Sanborn)
San Cristobal; lake in Hinsdale County; altitude, 9,000 feet. (San Cristobal)
Sand; arroyo in Baca and Las Animas counties, a right-hand branch of Adobe Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Sand: canyon in Baca County, tributary to Cimarron River. (Springfield)
Sand: creek in Arapahoe and Adams counties, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)
Sand; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Williams River.
Sand; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River. (Greeley)
Sand; hills extending across the western part of Baca County. (Vilas)
Sand; hills in Lincoln County. (Arroyo)
Sand Creek; station in Denver County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Sandford; post village in Conejos County.
Sand Spur; station in Weld County on Union Pacific Railroad.
San Francisco; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Purgatory River, tributary to Arkansas River. (Elmoro)
San Francisco: creek in Rio Grande County, a right-hand branch of Rio Grande.
San Francisco; pass in Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Las Animas County; altitude, 8,560 feet.
San Francisco; valley at the head of South Fork Purgatory River.
San Francisco; village in Costilla County.
San Francisco; small village in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)
Sangre de Cristo; creek in Costilla County, a left-hand branch of Trinchera River, tributary to Rio Grande. (Huerfano Park)
Sangre de Cristo; mountains, a long, narrow range stretching from the head of San Luis Valley along its eastern border to New Mexico, including several peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in altitude.
Sangre de Cristo; pass in Sangre de Cristo Range; altitude, 9,454 feet.
San Isabel; creek in Saguache County, a left-hand branch of San Luis Creek.
San Isabel; post village in Saguache County; altitude, 7,537 feet.
San Isabel Forest Reserve; area, 501 square miles.
San Isidro; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Purgatory River. (Elmoro)
San Joaquin; ridge in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
San Juan County in the southwestern part of the State; bounded on the north, east, and west by San Juan Mountains and on the south by La Plata County. Its surface is mountainous, including some of the highest spurs of the San Juan group. The southern part is Bakers Park, a valley hemmed in by mountains. Its area is 438 square miles, practically none of which is cultivated. The population in 1900 was 2,342; and of Silverton, the county seat, 1,360. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 12° 50′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 19 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
San Juan; mountains in the southern part of the State, which are extremely rugged and include many peaks exceeding 14,000 feet in altitude; source of Rio Grande and San Juan and Uncompahgre rivers and numerous branches of Gunnison River.
San Juan; river of Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, a large branch of Colorado River, heading in the south slopes of San Juan Mountains and flowing in a westerly course; discharge, near Farmington, New Mexico, June 19 to December 31, 1904, 741,900 acre-feet.
San Juan; town in Hinsdale County.
San Juan; village in Mineral County; altitude, 8,901 feet.
San Juan Forest Reserve; area, 2,246 square miles.
San Luis; creek in Saguache and Costilla counties, tributary to San Luis lakes.
San Luis; hills in Conejos and Costilla counties.
San Luis; lakes without outlet in San Luis Valley, Costilla County, into which San Luis Creek flows; altitude, 7,592 feet.
San Luis; peak on boundary between Saguache and Mineral counties; altitude, 14,100 feet.
San Luis; post village and county seat of Costilla County; population in 1900, 350; altitude, 7,946 feet,
San Luis; valley in the southeastern part of the State, drained (southward by the Rio Grande, and by smaller streams which have no outlet; its surface is everywhere very level; altitude 7,000 to 8,000 feet.
San Miguel County in the southwestern part of the State; bounded on the north by Montrose and Ouray Counties, on the east by Ouray and San Juan counties, on the south by Dolores County, and on the west by Utah. The eastern part consists of high, rugged mountains, part of the San Juan group, and the western part is an arid plateau. Its area is 1,310 square miles, of which 1½ per cent, or 10,388 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 5,379; and of Telluride, the county seat, 2,445. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 20′ east. The mean animal rainfall is about 20 inches, and the mean annual temperature 45° to 50°.
San Miguel; lake in San Miguel County; altitude, 9,720 feet.
San Miguel; mountains, a name applied to a portion of the San Juan group, in which heads San Miguel River.
San Miguel; peak in San Juan Mountains on boundary between San Miguel and I Dolores counties. (Telluride)
San Miguel; plateau through which San Miguel River cuts a canyon for nearly its entire length.
San Miguel; river in Montrose and San Miguel counties, a right-hand branch of Dolores River, heading in the northwestern San Miguel Mountains and flowing nearly northwest to its mouth in a deep canyon east of Paradox.
San Miguel; station in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: altitude, 8,708 feet.
San Miguel; village in Las Animas County. (Elmoro)
San Pablo: canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
San Pablo; post village in Costilla County.
San Pedro; mesa in Costilla County.
San Pedro; village in Costilla County.
San Rafael; town in Conejos County; population in 1900, 700.
Santa Clara; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Cuchara River. (Spanish Peaks, Walsenburg)
Santa Clara; station in Huerfano County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 8,500 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Santa Clara Junction; station in Huerfano County, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Santa Fe; mountain in Front Range. Clear Creek County; altitude, 9,000 feet. (Georgetown)
Santa Maria; lake in Mineral County; altitude, 9,415 feet.
Santa Rita; station in Teller County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
Sapinero; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Sapinero; post village in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,245 feet.
Sarcillo; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Sarcillo; station in Las Animas County on Colorado and Wyoming Railway; altitude, 6,689 feet.
Sargent; post village in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,467 feet.
Saruche; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Sarvis; creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek.
Satank; village in Garfield County. Railroad name, Bryant.
Saucer; valley in San Miguel County, partly enclosed by a bend of Dolores River.
Saugus; station in Lincoln County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
Saunders; arroyo in Pueblo County, near Haystack Butte. (Apishapa)
Savage; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Savage Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Silverton)
Savage Fork; in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of Marshall Creek, tributary to San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Sawatch; creek in Saguache County, a right-hand branch of San Luis Creek.
Sawatch; range of high mountains on the west side of the valleys of Eagle and Arkansas rivers, including many peaks which exceed 14,000 feet in altitude, and few passes below timber line.
Saw Mill; creek in Douglas County, a left-hand branch of Plum Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Castle Rock)
Sawpit; post town in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,523 feet. (Telluride)
Sawtooth; range of Elk Mountains on boundary between Pitkin and Gunnison counties. (Crested Butte)
Sawtooth; summit in Montrose County; altitude, 11,370 feet.
Saxon; mountain in Clear Creek County; altitude, 11,535 feet. (Georgetown)
Scarp; ridge in Gunnison County; altitude, 12,137 feet. (Anthracite)
Schafer; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Henson Creek. (Silverton)
Schafer Basin; valley in Hinsdale County. (Silverton)
Schley; post town in Elbert County.
Scholl; post town in Grand County.
Schramm; town in Yuma County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,033 feet.
Schurman; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Schuylkill; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,188 feet. (Anthracite)
Schwanders; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,824 feet.
Scofield; village in Gunnison County.
Scotch; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Rico)
Scraggy; butte in Park County; altitude, 8,600 feet.
Scranton; station in Adams County on Colorado Eastern Railroad. (Denver)
Scrub Oak; summit in La Plata County, (La Plata)
Searight; mountain in Grand County; altitude, 11,333 feet.
Searl; gulch in Summit County, tributary to Tenmile Creek. (Leadville)
Seaton; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear C reek.
Second; creek in Adams County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)
Second; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Williams River.
Sedalia; post village in Douglas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,823 feet Castle Rock.
Sedam; station in Jefferson County on Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad.
Sedgwick County in the extreme northeastern part of the State; bounded on the north and east by Nebraska, on the south by Phillips County, and on the west by Logan County. The northwestern part is traversed by South Platte River and by the Union Pacific Railroad. Except for the wide valley through which the South Platte flows, the surface is a rolling plain. The area is 535 square miles, of which nearly 3 per rent, or 9,209 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 971; and of Julesburg, the county seat, 371. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 13° 10′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 13 inches, and the mean annual temperature 50° to 55°.
Sedgwick; post village in Sedgwick County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 3,583 feet.
Seebarsee; station in Yuma County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Seeley; lake in Weld County. (Greeley)
Segundo; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Wyoming Railway; altitude 6,597 feet.
Seguro; town in Huerfano County.
Seibert; post village in Kit Carson County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,705 feet.
Selak; village in Grand County; altitude, 8,650 feet.
Selkirk; station in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 11,023 feet.
Sellar; post village in Pitkin County on Colorado .Midland Railway; altitude, 9,602 feet.
Semper; station in Jefferson County, on the Colorado and Southern and the Burlington and Missouri River railroads; altitude, 5,444 feet. (Denver)
Sentinel; peak in Larimer County.
Sentinel Point; summit in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Serape; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Servietta; village in Conejos County.
Seven; lakes in El Paso County. (Pikes Peak)
Sevenmile; creek in Chaffee County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Severance; village in Weld County.
Sewell; station in Pitkin County on Crystal River Railroad; altitude, 6,348 feet.
Shale; station in Mesa County on Denver and Rio Grande Railway; altitude, 4,390 feet.
Sharkstooth; summit in Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Sharpsdale; post village in Huerfano County. Huerfano.
Shavano; peak in Sawatch Mountains, Chaffee County; altitude, 14,239 feet.
Shavano; village in Chaffee County; altitude, 10,072 feet.
Shaw; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to La Plata River. (La Plata)
Shawnee; post village in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Shawnee; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Shaws; park in Fremont County Pikes Peak.
Sheep; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Sheep; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Sheep; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of Buckhorn Creek, tributary to Thompson Creek.
Sheep; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Leadville)
Sheep; gulch in Eagle County, tributary to Eagle River. (Tenmile District Special)
Sheep; mountain in Chaffee County; altitude, 12,447 feet.
Sheep; mountain in Dolores County. (Telluride)
Sheep; mountain in Gilpin County. (Blackhawk)
Sheep; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 13,180 feet. (Lake City)
Sheep; mountain in Huerfano County; altitude, 10,600 feet. (Huerfano Park)
Sheep; mountain in Jefferson County; altitude, 8,675 feet. (Blackhawk)
Sheep; mountain in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Sheep; mountain on boundary between Summit and Eagle counties; altitude, 12,380 feet. (Leadville)
Sheep Draw; creek in Weld County, a small right-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River, tributary to South Platte River. (Greeley)
Sheep Park; valley in Park County. (Leadville)
Sheephorn; town in Eagle County.
Sheffield; station in Denver County on Union Pacific Railroad.
Shell; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Rule Creek. (Higbee)
Shenandoah; village in Montrose County.
Shepherd; creek in Montezuma County, a left-hand branch of San Juan River.
Sheridan; mountain in Park “Range, Park County; altitude, 14,038 feet. (Leadville)
Sheridan; mountain in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 12, 785 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Sheridan; town in Arapahoe County; population in 1900, 442.
Sheridan Junction; station in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,297 feet. (Denver)
Sheridan Lake; county seat of Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railway; population in 1900, 100; altitude, 4,065 feet.
Sherman; village in Hinsdale County; altitude, 9,552 feet. (San Cristobal)
Sherman, Mount; in Park Range, Park County; altitude, 14,048 feet. (Leadville)
Sherrod; post village in Gunnison County.
Sherwood; station in Eagle County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,890 feet.
Shields; village in Arapahoe County.
Shimmel; station in Ouray County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Shingle; peak in Garfield County; altitude, 12,072 feet.
Shirley; station in Chaffee County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,059 feet.
Shirley; village in Saguache County.
Shistos; village in Saguache County.
Shoebeck; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to La Plata River. (La Plata)
Shoshone: station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,109 feet.
Shuck; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Big Laramie River.
Sidney; post village in Routt County.
Sidney; station in Elbert County on Colorado and Southern Railway: altitude, 7,032 feet.
Sierra Blanca; group of mountains in Sangre de Cristo Range, Costilla County.
Sierra el Late; isolated summit of volcanic rock rising from a plateau in the southern part of the State.
Signal; butte in Teller County; altitude. 9,300 feet Platte Canyon.
Signal; mountain in Larimer County.
Signal Shot; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Yampa River.
Silex, Mount; summit in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 13,627 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Silla; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,672 feet.
Sillsville; village in Gunnison County.
Siloam; post town in Pueblo County.
Siloam Spring; station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,176 feet.
Silt; post village in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,431 feet.
Silver; creek in Chaffee County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Silver; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Silver; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Clear Creek. (Georgetown, Central City)
Silver; creek in Clear Creek County, a left-hand branch of Fall River, tributary to Clear Creek. (Central City)
Silver; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch of Dolores River. (Engineer Mountain, Rico)
Silver; creek in Hinsdale County, a left-hand branch of Cottonwood Creek. (San Cristobal)
Silver; hill in Gilpin County; altitude, 8,750 feet. (Blackhawk, Central City Special)
Silver; hill in Park County; altitude, 13,880 feet.
Silver; lake in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Silver; mountain in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Silver; mountain in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Silver; run in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Oak Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Silver Basin; valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Silver Basin; valley in Ouray County. (Silverton)
Silver Cliff; post town in Custer County; population in 1900, 576. (Canyon City.)
Silverheels, Mount; in Park Range, Park County; altitude, 13, 835 feet. (Leadville)
Silver Lake Basin; valley in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Silver Lake Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)
Silver Ledge; post village in San Juan County.
Silver Plume; post town in Clear Creek County on Colorado and Southern Railway; population in 1900, 775; altitude, 9,189 feet.
Silverton County seat of San Juan County on the Denver and Rio Grande, the Silverton Northern, and the Silverton railroads; population in 1900, 1,360; altitude, 9,288 feet. (Silverton)
Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad; line extending from Silverton to Gladstone, a distance of 7 miles.
Silverton Northern Railroad; line extending from Silverton to Eureka, a distance of 9 miles.
Silverton Railroad; a line running from Silverton to Red Mountain, a distance of 14 miles.
Silvia; station in Las Animas County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,042 feet.
Simons; gulch in Montezuma County, tributary to McElmo Creek.
Simons; station in Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Simpson; station in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,612 feet.
Sindbad; valley surrounded by cliffs, at the base of Sierra la Sal.
Sixmile; canyon in Boulder County, tributary to Lefthand Creek. (Boulder)
Sixmile; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Canyon City)
Sixmile; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.
Sixmile; creek in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Nepesta)
Sixmile Park; valley in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)
Skinners; station in El Paso County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,772 feet.
Skull; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Bear River.
Skull Creek; pass in Routt County; altitude, 7,797 feet.
Skunk; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Slaghts; station in Park County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 8,028 feet.
Slagle Basin; valley in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Slate; peak in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 12,989 feet. (Anthracite)
Slate; river in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of East River, tributary to Gunnison River. (Crested Butte, Anthracite)
Slater; post town in Routt County.
Slaters Fork; in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Little Snake River, tributary to Yampa River.
Slaughterhouse; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Slide Rock; mountain in La Plata County. (Durango)
Sliderock Basin; valley in Montezuma County. (La Plata)
Sligo; station in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.
Sloan; lake in Denver County. (Denver)
Sloan; lake in Hinsdale County. (Silverton)
Sloan; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sloane; station in Eagle County on Colorado Midland Railway: altitude, 7,167 feet.
Slumgullion; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of East River, tributary to Gunnison River. (Crested Butte)
Slumgullion; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to San Cristobal Lake. (San Cristobal)
Smith; canyon in Otero and Las Animas counties, tributary to Purgatory River. (Higbee)
Smith; gulch in Fremont County, tributary to Currant Creek. (Pikes Peak)
Smith; hill in Gilpin County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 7,620 feet. (Blackhawk)
Smith; hollow in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Apishapa River. (Apishapa)
Smith; lake in Denver County. (Denver)
Smith Hill; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek. (Blackhawk)
Smiths Fork; in Montrose and Delta counties, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Smithy; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 7,100 feet. (Boulder)
Smoky; creek in Cheyenne County, a left-hand branch of Smoky Hill River. (Cheyenne Wells)
Smoky Hill; river originating in North Fork, Kit Carson County, a large branch of Kansas River.
Smuggler; mountain in San Juan Mountains, Pitkin County.
Smuggler; post town in San Miguel County.
Smuggler Mountain; creek in Pitkin County, a right-hand branch of Roaring Fork.
Snake; river in Summit County, a right-hand branch of Blue River, tributary to Grand River.
Snare; creek in Hinsdale County, a right-hand branch of Cottonwood Creek, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Silverton)
Sneffels; mountain in San Juan Mountains, Ouray County; altitude, 14,158 feet.
Sneffels; post village in Ouray County. (Silverton)
Snipes; post village in Mesa County.
Snow; station in Dolores County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Snowden; lake in Otero County. (Apishapa)
Snowden; peak in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 13,070 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Snowden; station in Lake County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 9,388 feet.
Snowdrift; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek.
Snowmass; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork, tributary to Grand River. (Aspen)
Snowmass; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 13,970 feet.
Snowmass; post village in Pitkin County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,880 feet,
Snowslide; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to La Plata River. (La Plata)
Snowstorm; peak in La Plata County. (La Plata)
Snyder; post village in Morgan County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,172 feet.
Sockrider; peak in San Juan Mountains, Dolores County; altitude, 12,315 feet. (Rico)
Soda; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Clear Creek (Georgetown)
Soda; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Soda; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Rock Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pueblo)
Soda: creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek.
Soda; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)
Soda; Springs in Lake County. (Leadville)
Solar; station m Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Soldiers Home; station in Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Soledad; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Somerset; post village in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,055 feet.
Sommers, station in El Paso County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
Sonora; station in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,878 feet. Post-office, Lime.
Sopris; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork.
Sopris; peak in Elk Mountains, Pitkin County; altitude, 12,823 feet.
Sopris; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway. (Spanish Peaks)
Sopris; town in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 6,051 feet.
Sopris Junction; station in Las Animas County, on the Colorado and Southern and the Colorado and Wyoming railways.
Sorrento; station in Cheyenne County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 4,382 feet.
Sour; creek in Grand County, a left-hand branch of North Platte River.
South; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Apishapa River. (Apishapa)
South; peak on boundary between Park and Rake counties. (Leadville)
South Arkansas; river, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. It heads in Sawatch Range, and flows in an easterly course to its junction with the Arkansas, a few miles below Salida.
South Boulder; creek in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of Boulder Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Denver)
South Boulder; peak in Boulder County; altitude, 8,533 feet. (Denver)
South Cañon: post village in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 5,683 feet.
South Cañon: town in Fremont County; population in 1900, 958.
South Cherry; creek in Arapahoe County, a right-hand branch of Cherry Creek, tributary to South Platte River Denver.
South Cheyenne; creek in El Paso County, fork of Cheyenne Creek, tributary to Fountain Creek (Colorado Spring)
South Cheyenne: station in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
South Clear; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
South Creede; station in Mineral County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,772 feet.
South Denver; post village in Denver County, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Colorado and Southern Railway: altitude. 5,253 feet.
Southern Junction; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Southern Ute; town in La Plata County.
South Fork; post village in Rio Grande County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: altitude, 8,188 feet.
South Fork; station in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,176 feet.
South Lookout; peak in San Juan County. (Telluride)
South Mam: summit on Battlement Mesa on boundary between Garfield and Mesa counties; altitude, 10,973 feet.
South Oak; creek in Huerfano County, a right-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)
South Park: high mountain valley near the central part of the State, drained southward by South Platte River; the surface is generally level and ranges from 8,000 to 10,000 feet.
South Park Junction; station in Arapahoe County, on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Colorado and Southern railways.
South Platte; river, one of the two forks of Platte River; heading in mountains of South Park in North and South forks; traverses that high mountain valley in a southeasterly direction, and turning to the northeast winds its way through the broken ridges of Front Range to the plains; thence flowing north and northeast and finally nearly east, it joins the North Platte near the city of North Platte, Nebraska; discharge at Denver for 1904, 151,700 acre-feet.
South Platte; post village in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,097 feet.
South Platte; village in Logan County.
South Pueblo; village in Pueblo County.
South Rattlesnake; butte in Las Animas and Huerfano counties; altitude, 6,442 feet. (Apishapa)
South River; peak in San Juan Mountains, Mineral County; altitude, 13,160 feet.
South Rush; creek, right-hand branch of Rush Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
South St. Vrain; creek in Boulder County, a right-hand branch of St. Vrain Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Boulder)
South Sopris; creek in Pitkin County, a left-hand branch of Roaring Fork.
South Table; mountain in Jefferson County; altitude, 6,167 feet. (Denver)
South Veta; creek in Huerfano County, a left-hand branch of Cuchara River, tributary to Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)
South Willis; gulch in Gilpin County, tributary to North Clear Creek. (Central City Special)
Spanish; creek in Saguache County, a left-hand branch of Cottonwood Creek, tributary to San Luis Creek.
Spanish; peaks, two in number, on boundary between Las Animas and Huerfano counties; altitude, 13,620 and 12,708 feet.
Spar; village in Mineral County.
Sparkill; village in Pitkin County.
Sparling; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Specimen; mountain in Larimer County.
Spence; creek in Archuleta County, a right-hand branch of San Juan River.
Spencer; gulch in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)
Spencer; post town in Gunnison County; population in 1900, 52.
Spencer Basin; valley in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Spicer; post village in Larimer County.
Spikebuck; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,896 feet,
Spiller; peak in La Plata Mountains, on boundary between Montezuma and La Plata counties. (La Plata)
Spinney; station in Park County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,637 feet,
Spirit; gulch in Ouray County, tributary to Red Mountain Creek. (Silverton)
Sprague; creek in Kio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.
Spring; canyon in Baca County, tributary to Cimarron River. (Vilas)
Spring; creek in Custer County, a left-hand branch of Grape Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Spring; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of Taylor River, tributary to Gunnison River. (Crested Butte)
Spring; creek in Kit Carson and Arapahoe counties, a right-hand branch of South Fork Republican River.
Spring; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Animas River.(Durango)
Spring; creek in Montrose County, a left-hand branch of Uncompahgre River.
Spring; creek in Rio Grande County, a right-hand branch of Rio Grande.
Spring; creek in San Miguel County, a left-hand branch of Dolores River.
Spring; creek in Teller County, a left-hand branch of Oil Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak)
Spring; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of Pawnee Creek, tributary to South Platte River.
Spring; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Fourmile Creek. (Boulder)
Spring; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Lefthand Creek. (Boulder)
Spring; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Georgetown)
Spring; gulch in Gilpin County. (Central City Special)
Spring; gulch in Gunnison County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Spring; gulch in La Plata County, tributary to Cherry Creek. (La Plata)
Spring: hill in Logan County.
Spring Branch; in Pueblo County, a right-hand branch of St. Charles River. (Pueblo)
Springdale; post village in Boulder County; altitude, 8,580 feet. (Boulder)
Springer; station in Park County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 8,260 feet.
Springfield; post town and county seat of Baca County; population in 1900, 44. (Springfield)
Spring Gulch; town in Pitkin County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 5,286 feet.
Spruce; creek in Summit County, a left-hand branch of Blue River, tributary to Grand River. (Leadville)
Spruce; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Lefthand Creek. (Boulder)
Spruce; gulch in Dolores County, tributary to East Dolores River. (Rico)
Spruce Creek; station in Garfield County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Squaw; creek in Chaffee County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.
Squaw; gulch in Teller County, tributary to Cripple Creek. (Cripple Creek Special)
Squaw; mountain in Teller County, near Cripple Creek; altitude, 10,376 feet. (Cripple Creek Special)
Squaw; mountain in Front Range; altitude, 13,093 feet.
Squirrel; gulch in Clear Creek County, tributary to Soda Creek. (Georgetown)
Stag; mesa in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)
Stage; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Timpas)
Stamford; town in Las Animas County; altitude, 9,500 feet.
Stampede; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Stanley; village in Costilla County.
Stapleton; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,140 feet.
Star; peak in Sawtooth Range on boundary between Pitkin and Gunnison counties; altitude, 13,562 feet. (Crested Butte)
Starkville; post village in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 6,337 feet. (Spanish Peaks)
Starvation; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Cherry Creek, tributary to La Plata River. (La Plata)
State Reservoir; artificial lake in Las Animas County Spanish Peaks. Steamboat; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 6,186 feet. (Boulder)
Steamboat; springs in Larimer County.
Steamboat Spring’s; post village in Routt County; altitude, 6,781 feet,
Steele; hollow in Pueblo County, tributary to Fountain Creek. (Pueblo)
Steels Fork; in El Paso and Lincoln counties, a right-hand branch of Horse Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. (Big Springs, Sanborn)
Stephen; creek in Delta County, a right-hand branch of North Fork Gunnison River.
Sterling; post town and county seat of Logan County, on the Union Pacific and the Burlington and the Missouri River railroads; population in 1900, 998; altitude, 3,932 feet.
Stevens; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Durango)
Stewart; peak in Saguache County; altitude, 14,032 feet.
Stillwater; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Stinking; arroyo in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of St. Charles River. (Pueblo)
Stinking; spring in Pueblo County. (Pueblo)
Stock; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)
Stoiber; station in San Juan County, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Stoll; mountain in Park County; altitude, 10,915 feet. (Pikes Peak)
Stone; canyon in Boulder County, tributary to St. Vrain Creek. (Boulder)
Stoneham; station in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,583 feet.
Stone Prairie; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Buckhorn Creek, tributary through Thompson Creek to South Platte River.
Stoner; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch of West Dolores River, tributary to Dolores River. (Rico)
Stoner Creek; station in Montezuma County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,480 feet.
Stonewall; post village in Las Animas County.
Stonewall; valley between North and South forks of Purgatory River.
Stonington; post village in Baca County. (Vilas)
Stony; gulch in Rio Blanco County, tributary to Piceance Creek.
Stony; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cunningham Creek. (Silverton)
Stony; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County; altitude, 12,677 feet. (Telluride)
Stony; pass in San Juan County; altitude, 12,592 feet. (Silverton)
Stony Creek; town in Montezuma County.
Stony Cut; in Hinsdale County, tributary to Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)
Storm; peak in Dolores County. (Rico)
Storm; peak in San Juan County. (Silverton)
Storm; ridge in Gunnison County; altitude, 11,859 feet. (Anthracite)
Storm King; peak in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 13,742 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Stormy; peak in Douglas County; altitude. 9,200 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Stormy; peak in Park County; altitude, LI, 748 feet. (Platte Canyon)
Stout; creek in Fremont County, a Left-hand branch of Big Cottonwood Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Stout; post village in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,479 feet.
Strassburg; station in Arapahoe County on Union Pacific Railroad; altitude, 5,576 feet.
Stratter; station in Delta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,870 feet.
Stratton; creek in Larimer County, a right-hand branch of South Fork Cache la Poudre River.
Stratton; station in Teller County on Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad; altitude, 9,808 feet.
Stratton Junction; station in El Paso County, on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District and the Florence and Cripple Creek railroads.
Straub; mountain in Fremont County. (Cripple Creek Special)
Straub; mountain in Teller County. (Pikes Peak)
Strawberry; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of White River.
Stray Horse; gulch in Lake County, tributary to Arkansas River. (Leadville)
Strong; post village in Huerfano County.
Stronita; spring in Jefferson County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Struby; station in Douglas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,485 feet.
Stuart; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek.
Stuart; station in Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railway; altitude, 4,023 feet.
Sublette; station near south line of Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,276 feet.
Sublime; post village in El Paso County on Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; altitude, 7,158 feet. Railroad name, Point Sublime.
Suffield; village in Las Animas County; altitude, 0,211 feet.
Suffolk; town in San Miguel County.
Sugar City; post town in Otero County on Missouri Pacific Railway; population in 1900, 689.
Sugarloaf; creek in Summit County, a left-hand branch of Tenmile Creek, tributary to Snake River. (Leadville)
Sugarloaf; gulch in Summit County, tributary to West Fork Tenmile Creek. (Tenmile District Special)
Sugarloaf; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 8,920 feet. (Boulder)
Sugarloaf; peak in Front Range, Clear Creek County; altitude, 12,513 feet (Georgetown)
Sugarloaf; post village in Boulder County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 6,824 feet Boulder.
Sugarloaf; summit on boundary between Eagle and Summit counties; altitude, 12,556 feet. (Leadville)
Sugarloaf; summit in Park County.
Sugarloaf Rock; summit in Hinsdale County; altitude, 10,831 feet. (Lake City)
Sull; creek in Huerfano County, a left-hand branch of Cuchara River, tributary to Huerfano River,
Sullivan; station in Arapahoe County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,477 feet. Post-office, Oakes.
Sulphur; creek in Dolores County, a left-hand branch of West Dolores River, tributary to Dolores River. (Rico)
S; creek in Dolores County, a right-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Rico)
Sulphur; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of Fourmile Creek, tributary to White River.
Sulphur; gulch in Douglas County, tributary to Cherry Creek. Denver, Sulphur; post town in Rio Blanco County.
Sulphur; spring in Park County.
Sulphur; spring in Routt County.
Sulphur Springs; post village and county seat of Grand County; population in 1900, 106.
Sultan; creek in San Juan County, a right-hand branch of Animas River. (Silverton)
Sultan; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 13,336 feet. (Silverton)
Sultana; town in San Miguel County.
Summerville; village in Boulder County; altitude, 7,200 feet. (Boulder)
Summit County near the center of the State, bounded on the north by Grand County, on the east by Grand, Clear Creek, and Park counties, on the south by Park and Lake counties, and on the west by Eagle County; it includes the upper valley of Blue River, extending from Williams River Mountains on the east to Park Range on the west. Its area is 603 square miles, of which 1 per cent, or 4,031 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 2,744; and of Breckenridge, the county seat, 970. In 1900 the average magnetic declination was 14° 00′ east. The mean annual rainfall is about 27 inches, and the mean annual temperature 40° to 45°.
Summit; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Summit; lake in Clear Creek County; altitude, 12,740 feet. (Georgetown)
Summit; peak in San Juan Mountains on boundary between Archuleta and Conejos counties; altitude, 13,323 feet.
Summit; peak in Park County; altitude, 10,120 feet.
Summit; station in El Paso County on Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway.
Summit; station in San .Juan County on Silverton Railroad. (Silverton)
Summit; station in Teller County on Colorado Midland Railway. (Pikes Peak)
Summitville; post village in Rio Grande County; altitude, 11,089 feet,
Sumner; village in Conejos County.
Sun; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of North Beaver Creek, tributary to Gunnison River.
Sunetha; station in Archuleta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sunflower; station in Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sunlight; peak in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 14,053 feet. (Needle Mountains)
Sunlight; post village in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,572 feet.
Sunny; peak in Routt County; altitude, 7,442 feet.
Sunnyside; creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Sunnyside; village in Boulder County.
Sunset; post village in Boulder County on Colorado and Northwestern Railroad. (Boulder)
Sunshine; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County; altitude, 12,945 feet. (Telluride)
Sunshine; peak in Hinsdale County; altitude, 14, (MS feet San Cristobal.
Sunshine; post village in Boulder County; altitude, 7,151 feet. Boulder.
Sunshine; station in Garfield County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,815 feet.
Sunshine; town in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Sunshine Spur; station on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,553 feet.
Superior; post village in Boulder County on Colorado and Southern Railway.
Surber; post village; in El Paso County.
Surface; creek in Delta County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.
Suttle; village in Delta County.
Swallows; post village in Pueblo County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,875 feet.
Swan; village in Summit County.
Swan Basin; valley in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Swandyke; post village in Summit County.
Swansea; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Animas River. (Silverton)
Swansons; station in Summit County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
Swamp; canyon in San Miguel County, tributary to Lake Fork San Miguel River. (Telluride)
Swampy; pass in Gunnison County. (Anthracite)
Swede; lakes in Boulder County. (Niwot)
Sweetwater; creek in Garfield and Eagle counties, a right-hand branch of Grand River.
Swift; creek in Custer County, a left-hand branch of Grape Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.
Swink; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,116 feet. Post-office, Fairmount.
Swissvale; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,856 feet.
Sylvanite; station in Teller County on Midland Terminal Railway.
Symons; station in Otero County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 4,684 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.