Sand Creek (Wyoming)

For other uses, see Sand Creek.

Sand Creek[1]
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Laramie Mountains
• coordinates	40°49′46″N 105°47′04″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with Laramie
• coordinates	41°12′56″N 105°43′52″W
• elevation	7,185 ft (2,190 m)
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated	1984

Sand Creek is a stream noted for the "most spectacular examples of cross-bedded sandstone and topple blocks in North America".^[2] Sand Creek flows from the Laramie Mountains in Larimer County, Colorado into Albany County, Wyoming where it joins the Laramie River.^[1]

The area where Sand Creek crosses the border between Colorado and Wyoming (40°59′49″N 105°46′14″W) was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1984.^[2]

See also

• List of National Natural Landmarks
• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of rivers of Wyoming

References

1. "Sand Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
2. "National Registry of Natural Landmarks" (PDF). National Park Service. June 2009. p. 109. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

External links

"Sand Creek National Natural Landmark". National Park Service.