Colorado Gazetteer
Red Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Costilla County. The primary coordinates for Red Mountain places it within the CO 81152 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Red Mountain |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located in the Culebra Range, 1 miles south of Culebra Peak, and 15 miles southeast of San Luis. |
| History: | Rojo Espinozo is the Spanish translation of the name Red Mountain. The name Rojo Espinozo was submitted by the Colorado Mountain Club on 15 July 1971; on 11 January 1972, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (USBGN) rejected this proposal, and decided that the Red Mountain be made an Official Standard Name. |
| County: | Costilla County |
| Latitude: | 37.1122702 |
| Longitude: | -105.1810648 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Red Mountain: Red Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Red Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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Stonewall Gap, CO
(8.3 miles ENE) San Luis, CO (14.7 miles WNW) |
Weston, CO
(18.4 miles E) |
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Torres, CO
(7.5 miles ESE) La Valley, CO (9.2 miles W) |
Stonewall, CO
(9.5 miles ENE) |
