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(92.9 FM) "The Point" is a radio station that serves Durango and the Four Corners area. Tune in for hits from 80's, 90's and today. Programming includes: "The Breakfast Club" with your hosts Deakon and Jessi Kay weekday mornings from 8-10am, "Wine About It Wednesday", Reggae with "Eggs over Irie" , 90s hip hop on "Back in the Day with Jessi Kay" , "Happy Hour Report" and more!
website: http://929thepoint.com
KRTN-LD is a low-powered digital television station in Albuquerque, New Mexico, owned by Ramar Communications broadcasting on UHF digital channel 39.
La Plata River (Navajo: Tsé Dogoi Ńlíní) is a 70-mile-long (110 km) tributary to the San Juan River in La Plata County, Colorado, and San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. This small river heads at the western foot of Snow Storm Peak in the La Plata Mountains of southwestern Colorado, approximately 35 miles north of the New Mexico state line. It flows in a southerly direction until it joins the San Juan at the western edge of the city of Farmington, New Mexico, about 19 miles south of the Colorado state line.
KMZG-LP (96.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Durango, Colorado, U.S., and serving the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Calvary Chapel of Durango, Inc.
website: http://www.calvarydurango.com/961-kmzg.html
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates 45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The railway is a federally designated National Historic Landmark and is also designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
NRHP reference number: 66000247
Florida River is a 61.7-mile-long (99.3 km) tributary of the Animas River in La Plata County, Colorado.
USGS GNIS ID: 183961
KIUP (930 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Durango, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Four Corners Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from ESPN Radio.
website: http://www.radiodurango.com/kiup.html
The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The range is notable for having some of the most rugged mountains in the state, and includes many technical climbs and scrambles. A small but dramatic east-west subrange in the northern section is known as the Grenadier Range.
Sacred Ridge was a multiple habitation archaeological site about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Durango, Colorado. It covered about 11.6 acres (4.7 ha) and contained the remains of 22 pit structures, which have since been covered by Lake Nighthorse. The site was identified as belonging to the early Pueblo I or Anasazi culture. It was occupied from around 700 CE to around 803 CE, the dendrochronological age of the last tree cutting found near the site. By 810 CE, the buildings had been burned and abandoned.
The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Rio Grande, San Miguel and San Juan Counties. It borders the Uncompahgre National Forest to the north and the Rio Grande National Forest to the east. The forest covers most of the southern portion of the San Juan Mountains west of the Continental Divide. The forest contains two alpine wilderness areas; the Weminuche and South San Juan, as well as the Piedra Area.
website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan
Purgatory Resort is a family-oriented ski resort located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, 26 miles (42 km) north of the town of Durango. It was originally opened by Ray Duncan in 1965 and offers 85 trails, including 2 terrain parks, the Paradise Freestyle Arena, Pitchfork Terrain Garden, and a Burton Riglet Park for young snowboarders. The resort covers 1,360 skiable acres, with 88 trails and 10 ski lifts, including one six-person "Flying Couch" or "Six pack" and one high speed quad lift. Average annual snowfall is 260 inches per year, and artificial snow is produced on approximately one-fifth of the mountain. The elevation at the summit is 10,822 feet (3,299 m), with a vertical drop of 2,029 feet (618 m).
Durango High School, also known as the Durango 9-R Administration Building, is a former school in Durango, Colorado. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. The building opened in 1917, and served as a high school until 1976, after which it became the district administration building.
KLJH (107.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Inspirational format. Licensed to Bayfield, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Voice Ministries of Farmington and features programming from Salem Communications.
website: http://www.kpcl.org
Sailing Hawks is a rock climbing area in Durango, Colorado considered to be one of the area's best bouldering locations. This area is also used for hiking, riding and other recreational uses.
KSUT originally signed on as a non-commercial community radio station licensed to serve the community of Ignacio, Colorado. The station has since expanded to two distinct formats, Four Corners Public Radio, with a public radio format of NPR and music programming, and Southern Ute Tribal Radio, which airs Native American music and news. While the stations have different legal call letters, both stations still refer to themselves on-air, online, and in marketing as KSUT. The stations are owned by KSUT Public Radio, a non-profit corporation, and licensed to KUTE, Inc.
website: http://www.ksut.org/
KDGO (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Durango, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Winton Road Broadcasting Co., LLC and features programming from ABC Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.
website: http://www.kdgoradio.com
Chicago Basin comprises the upper portion of the Needle Creek watershed in the Needle Mountains (Colorado), a subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the US State of Colorado. It lies within the Weminuche Wilderness, part of the San Juan National Forest. Needle Creek is an east-side tributary of the Animas River. The basin is a popular destination in summer for climbers and backpackers. The upper portion of the basin is surrounded by three fourteeners: Mount Eolus, Windom Peak, and Sunlight Peak. Columbine Pass lies to the east of the lower basin.
KKDG (99.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Durango, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Winton Road Broadcasting Co, LLC and features programming from ABC Radio.
website: http://99xdurango.com/
KLLV (550 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to Breen, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Daystar Radio, Ltd.
KIQX (101.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary/Variety format which includes Adult Alternative, Classic rock and Rhythm & Blues. Licensed to Durango, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Four Corners Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from CBS Radio.
website: http://www.radiodurango.com/kiqx.html
Powerhouse Science Center, formerly the The Durango Discovery Museum, is an interactive science center located in Durango, Colorado. The museum opened on February 23, 2011 in what was once a power plant.
website: http://powsci.org
KDUR 91.9 FM is a college and community radio station owned by Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, United States. The station, which serves the Four Corners region of southwest Colorado, operated as 205-watt facility since going on the air in the early 1970s. On May 11, 2010, KDUR received its license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase its power to 6,000 watts. In addition to broadcasting diverse music, local public affairs, and alternative news, the station provides educational and training opportunities to college students and community members.
website: http://www.kdur.org
KUTE (90.1 FM), is a simulcast of KSUT's National Public Radio-affiliated station in Ignacio, Colorado. It primarily features National Public Radio programming.
Southern Ute is a census-designated place (CDP) in La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 177.
USGS GNIS ID: 2583299
The Animas-La Plata water project is a water project designed to fulfill the water rights settlement of the Ute Mountain and the Southern Ute tribes of the Ute Nation in Colorado, USA.
Main Avenue Historic District in Durango, Colorado is a 34-acre (14 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
NRHP reference number: 80000907
The Hesperus Ski Area is located near the town of Hesperus, Colorado, which is in the south west part of the state. It is off of U.S. Highway 160 just west of the town of the same name.
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation in southwestern Colorado near the northern New Mexico state line. Its territory consists of land from three counties; in descending order of surface area they are La Plata, Archuleta, and Montezuma Counties. The reservation has a land area of 1,058.785 sq mi (2,742.24 km²). Its largest communities are Ignacio and Arboles. The only other community that is recognized as a separate place by the Census Bureau is the CDP of Southern Ute, which lies just southeast of Ignacio.
KRSJ (100.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Durango, Colorado, United States, the station serves the Four Corners area. The station is currently owned by Four Corners Broadcasting, LLC and features programming from Fox News Radio and Westwood One.
website: http://www.radiodurango.com/krsj.html