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Cuchara is an
Sangres.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009. Its altitude is 8,468 feet (2,581 m). State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in Huerfano County, Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
, United States. It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta."Cuchara, Colorado"Sangres.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009. Its altitude is 8,468 feet (2,581 m). State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches
Trinidad
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to the southeast.
Description
Cuchara is situated on the eastern slopes of theSangre de Cristo Mountains
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish language, Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost mountain range, subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The mountai ...
in south-central Colorado. It is west of the Spanish Peaks. Cucharas Pass, at almost 10,000 feet, is a few miles south of the town of Cuchara. The Cucharas River flows on the outskirts of town. The San Isabel National Forest
San Isabel National Forest is located in central Colorado. The forest contains 19 of the state's 53 fourteeners, peaks over high, including Mount Elbert, the highest point in Colorado.
It is one of eleven national forests in the state of Col ...
surrounds the town.
In Spanish
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, " cuchara" means "spoon," reflecting the area's valley being so shaped. A large number of locations are listed as having the name of "Cuchara" or some derivation there of in Huerfano County, including Cuchara Junction northeast of Walsenburg and the Cuchara Formation.
This small town has a few small businesses such as restaurants and small hotels or lodges. This is a midpoint for stopping along the scenic State Highway 12.
Cuchara Mountain Park
Cuchara is the site of the Cuchara Mountain Park, a year-round high-country park that offers traditional skiing and snowboarding, XC skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, disc golf, a bike playground, sledding, and mini golf. The park occupies part of the former Cuchara Ski Resort, which closed in 2000. Now operated by the non-profit Panadero Ski Corporation, the park has a ski bus that carries skiers and snowboarders partway up the mountain, with departures every few minutes. The organization is in the process of renovating one of the old ski lifts and hopes to have it certified for operation soon.History
In the summer of 2018, Cuchara was evacuated due to awildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...
that threatened the town in the middle of their peak season. The evacuation caused local businesses to suffer financially.
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Unincorporated communities in Huerfano County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado {{Colorado-geo-stub