Colorado Gazetteer: “T” Locations

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 T.

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.

T; gulch in Hinsdale County, tributary to Henson Creek. (Lake City)

Tabequatche; creek in Montrose County, a right-hand branch of San Miguel River.

Tabernash; post village in Grand County.

Table; mesa in Boulder County Niwot.

Table; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 5,385 feet. (Niwot)

Table; mountain in Larimer County.

Table Rock; village in Douglas County. (Castle Rock)

Tack; mountain in Summit County.

Taclamur; post village in Fremont County.

Talamantes; creek in Routt County, a right-hand branch of Vermilion Creek, tributary to Green River.

Talian; station in Archuleta County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Tallahassee; creek in Fremont County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pikes Peak, Canyon City)

Talpa; post village in Huerfano County.

Tampa; station in Weld County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad.

Tank; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Needle Mountains, Engineer Mountain)

Tank; peak in Routt County; altitude, 8,929 feet.

Tarryall; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)

Tarryall; mountains of Front Range separating Tarryall Creek from other branches of South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)

Tarryall; pass in Park County; altitude, 12,466 feet.

Tarryall; peak in Tarryall Range, in Park County; altitude, 11,800 feet. (Platte Canyon)

Tarryall; post village in Park County; altitude, 10,254 feet.

Taylor; creek in Custer County, a left-hand branch of Grape Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.

Taylor; creek in Montezuma County, a right-hand branch of Dolores River. (La Plata)

Taylor; creek in Rio Blanco County, a left-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.

Taylor; mountain in Boulder County; altitude, 9,134 feet Boulder. Taylor; pass in Gunnison County. (Crested Butte)

Taylor; peak in Sawtooth Range on boundary between Gunnison and Pitkin counties; attitude, 11,410 feet. (Crested Butte)

Taylor; river in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River. (Crested Butte)

Taylor; station in Pueblo County, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude; 4,854 feet.

Taylor Creek; station in Eagle County on Colorado Midland Railway.

Taylor Park; valley in Gunnison County.

Taylor River; station in Gunnison County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Teachout; station in Gunnison County on Colorado and Southern Railway: altitude, 8,027 feet.

Tecalote; creek in Las Animas County, a left-hand branch of West Carrizo Creek, tributary to Cimarron River. (Mount Carrizo)

Telescope; mountain in Dolores County; altitude, 12,231 feet. (Rico)

Teller County near the center of the state; bounded on the north by Douglas County, on the east by El Paso County, on the south by Fremont County, and on the west by Park County. Its surface includes high, mountainous territory at the heads of Fountain Creek and other branches of Arkansas River. Its area is 551 square miles, of which nearly 2 per cent, or 4,685 acres, were under cultivation in 1900. The population in 1900 was 29,002; and of Cripple Creek, the county seat. 10,147. The mean annual rainfall is about 14 inches, and the mean annual temperature 10° to 45°.

Teller; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)

Teller; post village in Mineral County.

Teller; village in Larimer County.

Telluride; county seat of San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 2,446; altitude, 6,744 feet. (Telluride)

Telluride; peak in San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County. (Telluride)

Tenderfoot; creek in Montezuma County, a right-hand branch of East Dolores River. (Rico)

Tenderfoot; hill in Teller County. (Cripple Creek Special)

Tenmile; creek in San Juan County, a left-hand branch of Animas River. (Needle Mountains)

Tenmile; creek in Summit County, tributary to Blue River; discharge near Kokomo, March 6 to November 20, 1904, 70,870 acre-feet. (Leadville)

Tenmile; peak in Park Range, Summit County; altitude, 12,800 feet.

Tenmile; station in Summit County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Tennessee; pass at head of Eagle and Arkansas rivers; altitude, 10,229 feet.

Tennessee Colony; village in Weld County.

Tennessee Fork; in Lake County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Leadville)

Tennessee Pass; station at summit of pass of same name, between Eagle and Lake counties, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Leadville.

Teocalli; mountain in Gunnison County; altitude, 13,220 feet. (Crested Butte)

Tercio; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Wyoming Railway; altitude, 7,819 feet.

Terrace; village in Conejos County.

Terrible; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Bear River, tributary to Yampa River.

Terry; lake in Boulder County. (Niwot)

Texas; creek in Fremont and Custer counties, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River.

Texas; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Taylor River.

Texas Creek; post village in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,198 feet.

Texas Mill; village in Fremont County. (Cripple Creek Special)

Thatcher; post village in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,408 feet. (Apishapa)

The Hook; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,138 feet.

Third; creek in Adams County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River Denver.

Thirteenmile; creek in Rio Blanco County, a right-hand branch of Piceance Creek, tributary to White River.

Thirty-ninemile; mountain in Park County; altitude, 11,000 feet.

Thirty-onemile; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of Currant Creek, tributary to Arkansas River.

Thomasville; post village in Pitkin County on Colorado Midland Railway; altitude, 7,968 feet.

Thompson; creek in Weld County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Greeley)

Thompson; gulch in Lake County, tributary to Arkansas River. (Leadville)

Thompson Park; valley in La Plata County; altitude, 7, 370 feet.

Thornburg; post village in Rio Blanco County.

Thornton; station in Mineral County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Three; buttes in Phillips County.

Threemile; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River.

Three Needles; summits in San Miguel County. (Telluride)

Thunder; butte in Douglas County; altitude, 9,779 feet. (Platte Canyon)

Thunder; mountain in La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)

Thurman; post village in Washington County.

Tiger; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)

Tijeras; village in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)

Tile; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Tilton; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 1 2,633 feet. (Crested Butte)

Timber; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Peaks)

Timnath; post village in Larimer County; altitude, 4,878 feet.

Timpas; creek in Otero County, a right-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Catlin, Timpas)

Timpas; post village in Otero County; altitude, 4,417 feet.

Tin Cup; post village in Gunnison County; population in 1900, 64.

Tinley; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Spanish Reaks)

Tioga; village in Huerfano County. (Walsenburg)

Tip Top; station in Elbert County on Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway; altitude, 6,887 feet.

Tirbircio; creek in La Plata County, a left-hand branch of La Plata River. (La Plata)

Tob; arroyo in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Chaquaqua Creek, tributary to Purgatory River Mesa de Maya.

Tobasco; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway.

Tobe; canyon in Las Animas County, tributary to Purgatory River. (Mesa de Maya)

Todd; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Fourmile Creek. (Boulder)

Todd Point; end of plateau in Otero County; altitude, 4,627 feet. (Catlin)

Tolland; post village in Gilpin County, on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.

Toltec; station near south line of Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,965 feet.

Toltec Gorge; station in Conejos County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Toll Gate; creek in Arapahoe County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River. (Denver)

Toluca; station in Douglas County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 5,663 feet.

Tomah; station in Douglas County, on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad; altitude, 6,436 feet.

Tomichi; creek in Gunnison County, a left-hand branch of Gunnison River.

Tomichi; post village in Gunnison County.

Tomichi Dome; summit in Gunnison County; altitude, 11,384 feet.

Tongue; creek in Delta County, a right-hand branch of Gunnison River.

Tongue; mesa like spur of San Juan Mountains extending northward between Uncompahgre River and Cebolla Creek.

Topaz; mountain in Tarryall Mountains, Park County; altitude, 9,200 feet.

Topeka; gulch in San Juan County, tributary to Cement Creek. (Silverton)

Toponas; creek in Routt County, a left-hand branch of Egeria Creek, tributary to Grand River,

Toponas; post village in Routt County.

Torres; post village in Las Animas County.

Torrey; peak in Front Range, Summit County; altitude, 14,336 feet,

Torrington; village in Teller County.

Tourtelotte; village in Pitkin County,

Tower; mountain in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 13,444 feet. (Silverton)

Tower Junction; station in Boulder County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 5,292 feet.

Towner; post village in Kiowa County on Missouri Pacific Railway; altitude, 3,924 feet. (Granada)

Townsend; village in Arapahoe County.

Townsite; town in Baca County.

Trachyte; mountain in Teller County; altitude, 10,876 feet. (Pikes Peak)

Tracy; station in El Paso County on Midland Terminal Railway.

Tail; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of j Central City. Clear Creek. (Georgetown)

Tail; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.

Tail; creek in Larimer County, a left-hand branch of Cache la Poudre River.

Trappers; lake in Gilpin County.

Travis; station in Saguache County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 7,579 feet.

Treasure; mountain in San Juan County. (Silverton)

Treasury; mountain in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; altitude, 13,200 feet.

Treatdale; station in Jefferson County on Denver, Lakewood and Golden Railroad.

Trident; mesa in Gunnison County, running northward from San Juan Mountains; it is divided into three parts by branches of the Gunnison.

Trilby; station in Larimer County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,015 feet.

Trimble; pass in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County. (Needle Mountains)

Trimble; station in La Plata County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,563 feet. (Durango)

Trimmed Tree; summit in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)

Trinchera; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand branch of Purgatory River. (Elmoro, Mesa de Maya)

Trinchera; mountain in Sangre de Cristo Range, on boundary between Las Animas, Costilla, and Huerfano counties; altitude, 13,546 feet.

Trinchera; post village in Las Animas County on Colorado and Southern Railway; altitude, 5,741 feet. Railroad name, Mortimer. (Elmoro)

Trinchera; river in Costilla County, a left-hand branch of Rio Grande. Trinchera; station in Costilla County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 8,104 feet.

Trinidad; county seat of Las Animas County on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Colorado and Southern, and the Denver and Rio Grande railroads; population in 1900, 5,345; altitude, 5,985 feet.

Trinidad Junction; station on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 4,657 feet.

Trinity; peaks in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitudes, 13,752, 13,804, and 13,745 feet. (Needle Mountains)

Troublesome; creek in Grand County, a right-hand branch of Grand River.

Troublesome; peak in Grand County; altitude, 1 1,500 feet.

Troublesome; post village in Grand County.

Trout; creek in Chaffee County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.

Trout; creek in Douglas County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Platte Canyon)

Trout; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of Lake Fork Gunnison River. (Lake City)

Trout; creek in Park County, a left-hand branch of South Platte River.

Trout; lake in San Miguel County; altitude, 9,800 feet.

Trout Creek; pass through Trout Creek Hills, between Chaffee and Park counties; altitude, 9,346 feet.

Trout Creek Pass; hills in Park Range.

Trout Lake; station in San Miguel County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,790 feet. (Telluride)

Trowel Ranch; station in Morgan County on Burlington and Missouri River Railroad; altitude, 4,158 feet.

Troy; post village in Las Animas County. (Mesa de Maya)

Truesdale; creek in Clear Creek County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Georgetown)

Trujillo; canyon in Las Animas County, through which flows a tributary of Apishapa River. (Spanish Peaks)

Trujillo; post village in Archuleta County.

Trujillo Plaza; village in Las Animas County. (Spanish Peaks)

Trull; post village in Routt County.

Truro; village in Park County. (Pikes Peak)

Tucker; gulch in Jefferson County, tributary to Clear Creek. (Blackhawk)

Tucker; mountain in Summit County. (Tenmile District Special)

Tumbleson; lake in Boulder County. (Boulder)

Tuna; station in Huerfano County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,119 feet.

Turkey; creek in Eagle County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.

Turkey; creek in Huerfano County, a left-hand branch of Huerfano River. (Huerfano Park)

Turkey; creek in Jefferson County, a right-hand branch of Bear Creek, tributary to South Platte River. (Denver)

Turkey; creek in Pueblo County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Pueblo)

Turkey; creek in San Miguel County, a right-hand branch of Lake Fork San Miguel River. (Telluride)

Turkey; ridge in Huerfano County; altitude, 6,000 feet Walsenburg. Turkey Basin; valley in San Miguel County. (Telluride)

Turkeys Roost; summit in Larimer County.

Turkshead; summit in Jefferson County; altitude, 8,078 feet. (Platte Canyon)

Turret; creek in Garfield County, a right-hand branch of Sweetwater Creek, tributary to Grand River.

Turret; peak in Garfield County.

Turret; peak in San Juan Mountains, La Plata County; altitude, 13,819 feet. (Needle Mountains)

Turret; peak in Rio Blanco County.

Turret; post village in Chaffee County.

Turtle; buttes in Pueblo County Pueblo.

Tuscarora; gulch in Boulder County, tributary to Lefthand Creek. (Boulder)

Tuttle; creek in Saguache County, flowing into a sink.

Tuttle; mountain in San Juan County. (Silverton)

Tuttle; post village in Kit Carson County.

Twelvemile; creek in Park County, a right-hand branch of South Platte River. (Leadville)

Twelvemile Park; valley in Fremont County. (Pikes Peak)

Twilight; peak in San Juan Mountains, San Juan County; altitude, 1 3, 153 feet. (Needle Mountains)

Twin; buttes in Cheyenne County; altitude, 4,508 feet. (Kit Carson)

Twin; buttes in Garfield County; altitude, 8,950 feet.

Twin; buttes in La Plata County. (Durango)

Twin; creek in Park and Teller counties, tributary to Lake George. (Pikes Peak)

Twin; lakes in Lake County produced by terminal moraines. (Leadville)

Twin; mesas forming the south wall of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison; altitude, 9,000 to 10,000 feet.

Twin Cones; summits in Park County; altitude, 12,400 feet.

Twin Lakes; post village in Lake County on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; altitude, 9,015 feet. (Leadville)

Twin Sisters; lake in San Juan County; altitude, 13,438 feet. (Telluride)

Twin Sisters; summits in San Juan County. (Telluride)

Two; buttes in Baca County; altitude, 4,716 feet. (Two Butte)

Two Butte; creek in Baca and Las Animas counties, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River. (Mount Carrizo, Two Butte, Albany, Granada)

Two Elk; creek in Eagle County, a left-hand branch of Arkansas River.

Twomile; canyon in Boulder County, tributary to Boulder Creek. (Boulder)

Tyndall; gulch in Custer County, tributary to Silver Run Canyon City.

Tyndall Mountain in Custer County; altitude, 9,521 feet. (Canyon City)

Tyne; village in Larimer County.

Tyrone; station in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,528 feet. (Elmoro)