Hardscrabble Creek (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. It was previously called Rio Peñasco Amarillo.
Eastern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Taken from the Custer and Huerfano county line along Colorado State Highway 69, from left to right: Marble Mountain, Crestone Peak, Humboldt Peak, and Colony Baldy. Hardscrabble Creek flows from Crestone Peak.
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.
See also
- Fort Le Duc
- Hardscrabble Mountain
- List of highest counties in the United States
- List of highest U.S. county high points
References
- ^ "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.