Saguache County Road T
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Saguache County Road T is a county road in Saguache County, Colorado
in the San Luis Valley
of Colorado
. It is "T" in a series of alphabetically named east-west roads which begin at Colorado State Highway 112
, the south boundary of Saguache County, which would be Road A, if it were not a state highway. Road T is a through road across the valley, crossing U.S. Route 285
at Swede's Corners about 6 miles south of Saguache, Colorado
but is paved only from Moffat, Colorado
east 12.5 miles to Crestone, Colorado
. The eastern portion of Road T forms the north boundary of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge
.
Saguache County, Colorado
Saguache County is the seventh most extensive of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county name comes from a Ute language word meaning “blue earth” or “water at blue earth”. The county population was 5,917 at U.S. Census 2000...
in the San Luis Valley
San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is an extensive alpine valley in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico covering approximately and sitting at an average elevation of above sea level. The valley sits atop the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande River, which rises in the San Juan...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. It is "T" in a series of alphabetically named east-west roads which begin at Colorado State Highway 112
Colorado State Highway 112
State Highway 112 is a long state highway in southern Colorado. Built in 1916 and formally defined in 1922, the route begins at its western end in Del Norte at a junction with U.S. Highway 160...
, the south boundary of Saguache County, which would be Road A, if it were not a state highway. Road T is a through road across the valley, crossing U.S. Route 285
U.S. Route 285
U.S. Route 285 is a north–south United States highway, running 845 miles through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The highway's northern terminus is in Denver, Colorado, at exit 201 on Interstate 25. Its southern terminus is in Sanderson, Texas at an intersection with U.S....
at Swede's Corners about 6 miles south of Saguache, Colorado
Saguache, Colorado
The historic town of Saguache is a Statutory Town that is the county seat and most populous town of Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The population was 578 at the U.S. Census 2000.-Name:...
but is paved only from Moffat, Colorado
Moffat, Colorado
Moffat is a Statutory Town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Moffat is located at ....
east 12.5 miles to Crestone, Colorado
Crestone, Colorado
Crestone is a statutory town in Saguache County in Southwestern Colorado, United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census. It is a small village at the foot of the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo Range, in the northern part of the San Luis Valley. Crestone was a small mining town, but...
. The eastern portion of Road T forms the north boundary of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge
Baca National Wildlife Refuge
The Baca National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in southern Colorado. It is located on the lands of the Luis Maria Baca Grant No. 4 near Crestone, Colorado in the San Luis Valley in southern Saguache and northern Alamosa counties, about northeast of the town...
.