Cochetopa Creek is a stream in
Saguache and
Gunnison counties in Colorado, United States. It rises on
San Luis Peak in the
La Garita Mountains
The La Garita Mountains are a high mountain range in the San Juan Mountains, a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountains are located in Saguache and Mineral counties in southwestern Colorado and are almost entirely managed as public land ...
. It merges with
Tomichi Creek near the town of
Parlin, Colorado, along
Highway 50.
The creek flows through the Cochetopa Caldera in the
San Juan volcanic field
The San Juan volcanic field is part of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado. It consists mainly of volcanic rocks that form the largest remnant of a major composite volcanic field that covered most of the southern Rocky Mountains in t ...
and through Cochetopa Canyon along
Colorado State Highway 114
State Highway 114 (SH 114) is a long state highway in southern central Colorado. SH 114's western terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) east of Gunnison, and the eastern terminus is at US 285 in Saguache.
Route descriptio ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Colorado
This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado.
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Alphabetical list
The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, t ...
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List of tributaries of the Colorado River
The principal tributaries of the Colorado River of North America are the Gila River, the San Juan River, the Green River, and the Gunnison River.
Tributary tree
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor trib ...
References
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Rivers of Colorado
Rivers of Gunnison County, Colorado
Rivers of Saguache County, Colorado
Tributaries of the Colorado River in Colorado