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11 1 Day Treks to Explore in Huerfano County

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Huerfano County
Huerfano County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county's tourism board brands the county as "Southern Colorado's Spanish Peaks Country. Visitors are attracted to the Spanish Peaks and the many mountain-related activities they offer, such as mountain climbing, hiking, hunting, and sightseeing.

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1 Day Treks to Explore in Huerfano County

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Cuchara Mountain Park
Cuchara Mountain Park in Cuchara, Colorado is home to 50 acres of natural, forested land that provides seasonal outdoor recreation.For skiing and snowboarding, there are 6 km of slopes available. 1 lift transports the guests. The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 2,819 and 3,294 m.
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Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness
The Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area, which contains a total of 23,087 acres and is located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. It’s under the supervision of the U.S. Forest Service. The view at the summit of Greenhorn Mountain is a panoramic spectacle. The Great Plains, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Pikes Peaks, and Spanish Peaks can all be seen from the summit of Greenhorn Mountain.
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Huerfano Butte
Huerfano Butte is a volcanic plug located 8.8 miles north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County. The butte stands 300-foot high like a lone sentinel in the arid scrubland. It’s visible for miles from any direction and served as a landmark for early explorers, signaling the route to life-giving rivers that flowed from the nearby Rocky Mountains.
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Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,270-foot peak is located 2.4 miles east-southeast of the Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating State Forest State Park and Jackson County from Roosevelt National Forest and Larimer County.
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Iron Nipple
Iron Nipple is a peak in Colorado and has an elevation of 13438 feet. Iron Nipple is situated northwest of Mount Lindsey, and east of Lily Lake. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.
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Lathrop State Park
Lathrop State Park is nestled in the shadow of the Spanish Peaks. This beautiful park offers a gentle climate, 103 campsites, fishing, waterskiing, golfing, hiking and great views of the nearby mountain ranges.The park features two lakes, Martin Lake and Horseshoe Lake, that offer fishing for tiger muskie. Over 107,000 visitors passed through Lathrop State Park in the last year for which figures are available.
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Mount Mestas
Mount Mestas is an imposing peak in Huerfano County, lying 3,000 feet over the plains to the east. Although it is very prominent in in area, it hardly receives any visitors, bypassed for the popular Sierra Blanca Massif which is farther west along US 160. This peak poses a grueling climb, starting south of the mountain along the highway and slogging northward over 2,500 vertical feet to the summit.
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Rough Mountain
Rough Mountain is a mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Range in United States. It is one of the iconic location where you can have a good trek and also it offers breathtaking views and also you can get much close to the nature.
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Silver Mountain
Silver Mountain rises just east of Mt. Mestas and is composed of the same granitic materials. It is also at the center of a set of granitic dikes radiating outward like spokes on a wheel around the mountain. A good trekking destination and also you can spend some beautiful time here with breathtaking views and also with beautiful nature.
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Spanish Peaks Wilderness
The Spanish Peaks Wilderness is a 19,226 acres wilderness area in Huerfano County. The wilderness area is only around 19,000 acres wide and is contained entirely in Colorado. It is managed by the US Forest Service. The Peaks have traditional and religious significance to American Indian tribes including the Apache, Comanche, and Ute.
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Tombstone Hill
Tombstone Hill is a prominent hill on the north side of Edisto Glacier in the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land.Its summit is littered with slabs of hard sedimentary rock, many of which are steeply tilted on end to give the appearance of a field of tombstones. It is a good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.

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