Blue Creek Canyon
| Blue Creek Canyon | |
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| Little Blue Creek Canyon | |
| Floor elevation | 2,492 m (8,176 ft) |
| Length | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) N-S |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gunnison County, Colorado |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′16″N 107°24′28″W / 38.40444°N 107.40778°W |
| Topo map | Curecanti Needle |
| Traversed by | US 50 |
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Blue Creek Canyon is a narrow, steep-walled canyon in Gunnison County, Colorado. It lies between Fitzpatrick Mesa and Blue Mesa and is south of Morrow Point Reservoir and southeast of Cimarron, Colorado. U.S. Highway 50 goes through the canyon. Gunnison County Road 867 (also called Alpine Plateau Road and Forest Service Road 867) intersects with Highway 50 near the middle of the canyon.