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Water and land - La Plata County

Warm springs north of Durango come from faults in the Animas Valley

The thermal springs along the Animas Valley north of Durango, including the Pinkerton and Trimble springs, are fault-controlled geothermal features studied by the Colorado Geological Survey.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Park County

Eleven Mile Canyon cuts through Pikes Peak granite below the dam

Below Eleven Mile Reservoir near Lake George, the South Platte carved a steep canyon through Pikes Peak granite, now a forest recreation area on an old railroad grade with a day-use fee.

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