Fourmile Canyon or Four Mile Canyon is a canyon carved by
Fourmile Creek. It is located north of
Canon City in
Fremont County, Colorado
Fremont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,939. The county seat is Cañon City. The county is named for 19th-century explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont.
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The associated ''Fourmile Creek'' or ''Four Mile Creek'' is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Arkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...
. The confluence with the Arkansas River is located at , 1.4 km north of
Brookside, Colorado
The Town of Brookside is a Statutory Town located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 236 at the 2020 United States Census. Brookside is a part of the Cañon City, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
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The canyon wall is the location of the southern portion of
Shelf Road, which is part of the
Gold Belt Scenic Byway
The Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway, a Back Country Byway, and a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Fremont and Teller counties, Colorado, USA. The byway is named for the Gold Belt mining region ...
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External links
Gold Belt Byway
Canyons and gorges of Colorado
Landforms of Fremont County, Colorado
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