Hardscrabble Creek (Arkansas River)
Appearance
Hardscrabble Creek Rio Peñasco Amarillo | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Custer County, Colorado |
• coordinates | 38°11′13″N 105°06′14″W / 38.187°N 105.104°W |
Mouth | Arkansas River |
• location | Florence, Fremont County, Colorado |
Basin features | |
River system | Arkansas River |
Hardscrabble Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from Custer County, Colorado near Wetmore to its mouth in Fremont County, Colorado, near Florence.[1] It was previously called Rio Peñasco Amarillo.[2]
Four Hardscrabble Creek streams are found in the Hardscrabble Mountain and Wetmore area:
- North Hardscrabble Creek
- Middle Hardscrabble Creek
- South Fork North Hardscrabble Creek
- South Hardscrabble Creek start at Hardscrabble Mountain.[3]
See also
[edit]- Fort Le Duc
- Hardscrabble Mountain
- List of highest counties in the United States
- List of highest U.S. county high points
References
[edit]- ^ "Geographic Names Information System: Hardscrabble Creek, Fremont County, Colorado". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ Campbell, Rosemae (Wells) (1972). From trappers to tourists; Fremont County, Colorado, 1830-1950. Palmer Lake, Colorado: Filter Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-910584-29-6.
- ^ "Hardscrabble Pass". passbagger.org. Retrieved November 2, 2021.