Stonewall Gap, Colorado

Stonewall Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.[2][3] Its population was 67 at the 2010 census.[1]

Stonewall Gap, Colorado
Stonewall Gap and State Highway 12
Stonewall Gap
Stonewall Gap
Coordinates: 37°09′05″N 105°02′19″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLas Animas
Area
  Total1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2)
  Land1.92 sq mi (4.97 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
7,830 ft (2,390 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
  Total67
  Density35/sq mi (13.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID08-74275

The community is along Colorado State Highway 12 at a gap formed by the Middle Fork of the Purgatoire River through the 8,400 feet (2,600 meters) elevation Stonewall Ridge. Highway 12 leads east down the Purgatoire River valley 33 miles (53 km) to Trinidad, the Las Animas county seat, and north over Cucharas Pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains 32 miles (51 km) to La Veta.

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