Hardscrabble Creek (Arkansas River) Explained

Hardscrabble Creek
Name Other:	Rio Peñasco Amarillo
Pushpin Map:	USA Colorado
Source1 Location:	Custer County, Colorado
Source1 Coordinates:	38.187°N -105.104°W
Mouth:	Arkansas River
Mouth Location:	Florence, Fremont County, Colorado
River System:	Arkansas River

Hardscrabble Creek is a tributary of the Arkansas River that flows from Custer County, Colorado near Wetmore to its mouth in Fremont County, Colorado, near Florence.^[1] It was previously called Rio Peñasco Amarillo.^[2]

Four Hardscrabble Creek streams are found in the Hardscrabble Mountain and Wetmore area:

• North Hardscrabble Creek
• Middle Hardscrabble Creek
• South Fork North Hardscrabble Creek
• South Hardscrabble Creek start at Hardscrabble Mountain.^[3]

See also

• Fort Le Duc
• Hardscrabble Mountain
• List of highest counties in the United States
• List of highest U.S. county high points

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System: Hardscrabble Creek, Fremont County, Colorado . 2024-06-22 . edits.nationalmap.gov.
2. Book: Campbell, Rosemae (Wells) . From trappers to tourists; Fremont County, Colorado, 1830-1950 . 1972 . Palmer Lake, Colorado. Filter Press . 978-0-910584-29-6 . 7.
3. Web site: Hardscrabble Pass . 2021-11-02 . passbagger.org.