State: | CO |
Type: | CO |
Route: | 151 |
Map: | Colorado State Highway 151 Map.svg |
Map Notes: | Map of southwestern Colorado with SH 151 highlighted in red |
Length Mi: | 33.960 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Direction A: | West |
Terminus A: | at Ignacio |
Direction B: | East |
Terminus B: | east of Chimney Rock |
Counties: | Archuleta, La Plata |
Previous Type: | CO |
Previous Route: | 150 |
Next Type: | CO |
Next Route: | 157 |
State Highway 151 (SH 151) is a 33.96adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in far southern Colorado. SH 151's western terminus is at SH 172 in Ignacio, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) east of Chimney Rock.
SH 151 begins in the west at its junction with SH 172 in Ignacio on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. From there, the road proceeds generally eastward with a southern arc past Allison and through Arboles. The route then turns to the northeast passing near Navajo State Park and across the Piedra River. 25.71NaN1 from its western end at Ignacio, SH 151 enters San Juan National Forest through which it continues to its eastern endpoint at US 160 roughly six miles east of Chimney Rock.