Hinsdale County, Colorado

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Hinsdale County, Colorado is a sparsely populated, mountainous county in southwestern Colorado known for its rugged San Juan Mountains terrain and extensive public lands.

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Hinsdale County, Colorado canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Colorado
borders Gunnison County, Colorado
La Plata County, Colorado
Mineral County, Colorado
Ouray County, Colorado
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Saguache County, Colorado
San Juan County, Colorado
characteristic rugged terrain
sparsely populated
climate high-altitude mountain climate
contains Handies Peak
Hinsdale County Museum
Lake City, Colorado
Lake San Cristobal
Redcloud Peak
Sunshine Peak
Uncompahgre Peak
Wetterhorn Peak
parts of Gunnison National Forest
parts of Rio Grande National Forest
parts of San Juan National Forest
parts of Uncompahgre Wilderness
parts of Weminuche Wilderness
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Lake City, Colorado
FIPSCode 08053
GNISID 01934340
governmentType county government
hasAreaCharacteristic large proportion of public land
hasFeature Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway
surface form: Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway
hasPopulationCharacteristic one of the least populous counties in Colorado
knownFor San Juan Mountains scenery
extensive public lands
largestSettlement Lake City, Colorado
locatedIn southwestern Colorado
namedAfter George A. Hinsdale
partOf San Juan Mountains
primaryEconomicActivities outdoor recreation
small-scale mining history
tourism
state Colorado
subdivisionOf Colorado
surface form: State of Colorado
terrain mountainous
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
timeZoneDST Mountain Daylight Time

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Gunnison County, Colorado borders Hinsdale County, Colorado
Rio Grande County, Colorado borders Hinsdale County, Colorado
Saguache County, Colorado borders Hinsdale County, Colorado
Ouray County, Colorado borderedBy Hinsdale County, Colorado
Montrose County, Colorado borderedBy Hinsdale County, Colorado
Gunnison National Forest containsPartOf Hinsdale County, Colorado
Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway locatedIn Hinsdale County, Colorado
Uncompahgre Peak locatedIn Hinsdale County, Colorado
Uncompahgre Peak isHighestPointOf Hinsdale County, Colorado
Wetterhorn Peak locatedIn Hinsdale County, Colorado