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huerfano, butte, this, article, about, colorado, butte, arizona, butte, arizona, ɛər, spanish, pronunciation, ˈweɾfano, volcanic, plug, hypabyssal, plug, located, miles, north, walsenburg, huerfano, county, colorado, united, states, named, huérfano, english, o. This article is about the Colorado butte For the Arizona butte see Huerfano Butte Arizona Huerfano Butte ˈ w ɛer f e n oʊ Spanish pronunciation ˈweɾfano is a volcanic plug 5 or hypabyssal plug 6 located 8 8 miles 14 1 km north of Walsenburg in Huerfano County Colorado United States 1 2 3 4 Named Huerfano English orphan by early Spanish explorers 7 it rises above the south side of the Huerfano River with its peak about 200 feet above the floodplain Huerfano ButteHighest pointElevation6 174 ft 1 882 m 1 2 Prominence181 ft 55 m 3 Coordinates37 45 14 N 104 49 37 W 37 7539441 N 104 8268349 W 37 7539441 104 8268349 1 GeographyHuerfano ButteColoradoShow map of ColoradoHuerfano ButteHuerfano Butte the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationHuerfano County Colorado U S 4 Parent rangeSpanish Peaks area 3 Topo mapUSGS 7 5 topographic mapHuerfano Butte Colorado 1 GeologyMountain typeVolcanic plug or hypabyssal plugA historical marker was placed on the east side of Interstate 25 to commemorate its position near the Trapper s Trail to Taos New Mexico It was passed by John Williams Gunnison and John C Fremont during their surveys for the railroads Other places are now also named after the butte Huerfano County and Huerfano River 8 See also Edit Geology portal Geography portal North America portal United States portal Colorado portal Mountains portalList of Colorado mountain ranges List of Colorado mountain summits List of Colorado fourteeners List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits List of the most prominent summits of Colorado List of Colorado county high pointsReferences Edit a b c d HUERFANO BUTTE NGS Data Sheet National Geodetic Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States Department of Commerce Retrieved November 4 2014 Note The summit of Huerfano Butte is 1 40 m 4 6 ft higher than NGS station HUERFANO BUTTE a b The elevation of Huerfano Butte includes an adjustment of 0 984 m 3 23 ft from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 a b c Huerfano Butte Colorado Peakbagger com Retrieved June 25 2018 a b Huerfano Butte Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved November 4 2014 University of Notre Dame 1989 The American midland naturalist University of Notre Dame p 198 Huerfano Butte is a volcanic plug located approximately 15km ne of Walsenburg Colorado Penn Brian S 1995 What s the Scoop on Huerfano Butte Igneous Petrology of the Spanish Peaks Retrieved 2018 03 03 Gannett Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off pp 162 Tales Told with Markers PDF Colorado Magazine Summer 1970 p 204 Archived from the original PDF on June 12 2018 Retrieved June 25 2018 External links EditHuerfano Butte at Wikipedia s sister projects Definitions from Wiktionary Media from Commons News from Wikinews Quotations from Wikiquote Texts from Wikisource Textbooks from Wikibooks Resources from Wikiversity This Colorado state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huerfano Butte amp oldid 1149295991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
