Sand Creek (Wyoming) Explained

Sand Creek^[1]
Source1 Location:	Laramie Mountains
Source1 Coordinates:	40.8294°N -105.7844°W
Mouth Location:	Confluence with Laramie
Mouth Coordinates:	41.2156°N -105.7311°W
Mouth Elevation:	7185feet

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 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

External links

Web site: Sand Creek National Natural Landmark . National Park Service.

Notes and References

1. 171238 . Sand Creek . 2011-01-26.
2. Web site: National Registry of Natural Landmarks . June 2009 . National Park Service . 109. 2011-08-04.