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West Fork Cimarron River

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River
West Fork Cimarron River
West Fork of the Cimarron River at 10,300 ft. elevation
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUncompahgre Wilderness, Hinsdale County, Colorado
 • coordinates38°05′06″N 107°33′04″W / 38.08500°N 107.55111°W / 38.08500; -107.55111
Mouth 
 • locationConfluence with Cimarron
 • coordinates38°13′36″N 107°32′20″W / 38.22667°N 107.53889°W / 38.22667; -107.53889
 • elevation8,930 ft (2,720 m)
Basin features
ProgressionCimarron—Gunnison—Colorado

West Fork Cimarron River is an 11.8-mile-long (19.0 km) tributary of the Cimarron River in Colorado. The river's source is west of Coxcomb Peak in the Uncompahgre Wilderness of Hinsdale County. It joins the Cimarron River in Gunnison County.

Gallery

  • West Fork of the Cimarron River at 10,200 ft. elevation, with Chimney Rock in the background. Pictured at low flow in the month of August. West Fork of the Cimarron River at 10,200 ft. elevation, with Chimney Rock in the background. Pictured at low flow in the month of August.

See also

References

  1. "West Fork Cimarron River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011
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