Colorado State Highway 12
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Colorado State Highway 12 is a scenic state highway in southern Colorado, known as the Highway of Legends for its route through historic coal-mining towns and dramatic mountain landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado State Highway 12 canonical | 2 |
| Highway 12 (Highway of Legends Scenic Byway) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scenic byway
ⓘ
state highway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Highway of Legends
NERFINISHED
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SH 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ State Highway 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bywayName | Highway of Legends Scenic Byway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
La Veta, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Cucharas Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation | Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | U.S. Route 160 near La Veta, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadSurface | paved ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
cycling
ⓘ
leaf peeping ⓘ motorcycling ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | coal mining in southern Colorado ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic mountain landscapes
ⓘ
historic coal-mining towns ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Huerfano County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
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Las Animas County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Colorado ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Colorado Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado State Highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
San Isabel National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Peaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cokedale, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Veta, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Segundo, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonewall, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Weston, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType | east–west highway ⓘ |
| scenicFeature |
forested slopes
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mountain passes ⓘ rock formations ⓘ views of Spanish Peaks ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| traverses |
Culebra Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangre de Cristo Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local transportation
ⓘ
recreational driving ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | U.S. Route 160 at Trinidad, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Veta, Colorado
this entity surface form:
Highway 12 (Highway of Legends Scenic Byway)
subject surface form:
La Veta, Colorado