Huerfano Butte
N 37° 44.930 W 104° 50.027
13S E 514643 N 4177960
Located on Interstate 25 North Bound.
Waymark Code: WM2P4G
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2007
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Isolated cone-shaped butte, east of this point and 10 miles north of Walsenberg, was named El Huerfano. "The Orphan", by early Spanards. The name appeared in early spanish recordss as early as 1818. The Butte was near the trappers trail from Taos. Passed by Fremont and Gunnison on their railroad surveys of 1853. The river and county also now bear th name. Altitude 6,150 feet.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
The state Historical Society of Colorado
From the Mrs. I.N.Foundation
The huerfano Group of the Colorado Mountain Club
County or City: Huerfano County
Date Dedicated: June 4, 1951
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