Colorado Gazetteer
Mariquita Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Las Animas County. The primary coordinates for Mariquita Peak places it within the CO 81091 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mariquita Peak |
| Category: | Colorado physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the Culebra Range, 3.5 mi S of Trinchera Peak and 15 mi ENE of San Luis. |
| History: | Mariquita is the Spanish word for Ladybug. Ladybugs sometimes collect on the summit of the mountain in such numbers that rocks and short foliage are completely obscured by them. |
| County: | Las Animas County |
| Latitude: | 37.2376933 |
| Longitude: | -105.152797 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mariquita Peak: Mariquita Peak.
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 Mariquita Peak does not include property ownership information.
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Stonewall Gap, CO
(8.7 miles SE) San Luis, CO (15.2 miles W) |
Weston, CO
(18.3 miles ESE) |
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Monument Park, CO
(6.3 miles ESE) Stonewall, CO (9.5 miles SE) |
Cuchara, CO
(10.2 miles NNE) |
