West Dolores River
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The West Dolores River is a 35 miles (56.3 km) tributary of the Dolores River
, in southwestern Colorado
in the United States
. Its source is northeast of Mount Wilson
in the Lizard Head Wilderness
of Dolores County, Colorado
. The river flows southwest to a confluence with the Delores in Montezuma County
.
Dolores River
The Dolores River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 250 mi long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Utah....
, in southwestern Colorado
Colorado
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in the United States
United States
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. Its source is northeast of Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson (Colorado)
Mount Wilson is a fourteen thousand foot mountain peak in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Lizard Head Wilderness in Dolores County approximately 10 miles north of Rico and 10 miles southwest of Telluride. It is the highest peak in the San Miguel Mountains, a subrange of the San...
in the Lizard Head Wilderness
Lizard Head Wilderness
The Lizard Head Wilderness is a wilderness area in southwest Colorado. It contains 41,309 acres and is jointly managed by the Uncompahgre and San Juan National Forests. It is 10 miles southwest of the town of Telluride and is named for a prominent rock formation that is said to look like a...
of Dolores County, Colorado
Dolores County, Colorado
Dolores County is the seventh least populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 1,844 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Dove Creek.- History :...
. The river flows southwest to a confluence with the Delores in Montezuma County
Montezuma County, Colorado
Montezuma County is the southwesternmost of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 23,830 at U.S. Census 2000...
.