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Cuchara Pass and Cuchara Valley, Colorado
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The region gets its name from the spoon-like
shape of the valley, with "cuchara" being the Spanish word for "spoon.".
Cuchara affords splendid views of dramatic West Spanish Peak, one of two monoliths once used as guideposts for traveling American
Native Americans and early pioneers. The town of Cuchara is a charming, mountain village tucked away on the scenic Highway of Legends.
It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta. State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches Trinidad to the southeast.
Cuchara Valley features an alpine-like mountain climate with mild, pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. Situated at an elevation of roughly 8,500 feet in the Spanish Peaks region, it experiences an average of over 300 days of sunshine, low humidity, and significant day-to-night temperature drops.
Cuchara Pass (aka Cucharas Pass) is a
9,995 foot (3,031 meter) elevation mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south central Colorado. State Highway 12
(aka the Highway of Legends Scenic Byway) traverses the pass. It's
located west of the Spanish Peaks.
The pass, like the valley, features an alpine climate characterized by cool, mild summers and cold, snowy winters.
It typically receives around 200 to 250 inches (about 572 centimeters) of seasonal snowfall.
Cuchara Valley
(from CSWD)
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CO 12 EB : 2.4 miles E of Cuchara Pass Summit: Looking East
(from CDOT)
CO 12, 2.4 mi E of Cuchara Pass Summit Looking
West
(from CDOT)
- Cuchara Pass, Co Map -
(To see the Town of Cuchara on map,
click the minis
sign [found in the camera's control box on the map's bottom right]
3 times and look north)