Wet Mountain Valley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article does not cite any references or sources. (April 2008)
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

Wet Moutain Valley in a mist.

Wet Mountain Valley view.

The Wet Mountain Valley is a high elevation mountain valley located in Custer County in south-central Colorado. The towns in the valley are Westcliffe and Silver Cliff, which are at an elevation of just under 8,000 feet. The area is known for its historical ranches and excellent hay production and it is nestled beneath the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains that parallel the Wet Mountain Valley on the west and the biologically diverse Wet Mountains on the east. The valley is drained by two major drainages; Grape Creek which begins in the south of Custer County near Music Pass and flows North into Deweese Reservoir from there it enters a narrow gorge before reaching the Arkansas River and Texas Creek which begins northwest of Westcliffe and flows to the northeast meeting the Arkansas River at US Highway 50.

More information and photos of Colorado's Wet Mountain Valley can been seen at [http://www.WetMountainValley.net. ]

[edit] Fruit Bats

This section does not cite any references or sources. (April 2008)
Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.

The Valley is also known for its very large fruit bat population. The evening skies are flooded with fruit bats which cause the local astronomers a great deal of trouble. One good use for the bats is keeping the bug population low. Spiders have almost become extinct in the area.