178 GAZETTEER OF COLORADO. 
Atlas sheet. 
Weld — Continued. 
northeastern part, 13° 25' east for the northwestern part, and 
13° 25 / east for the southwestern part. The mean annual 
rainfall is about 12 inches, and the mean annual tempera- 
ture 40° to 45°. 
Weldon; station in Morgan County, on Union Pacific Railroad; 
altitude, 4,341 feet. Post-office, Dawkins. 
Wellington; lake in Park County Platte Canyon. 
Wellington; post village in Larimer County. 
Wellsville; station in Fremont County on Denver and Rio 
Grande Railroad; altitude, 6,894 feet. 
Weminuche; creek in Hinsdale County, a right-hand branch 
of Rio Piedra, tributary to San Juan River. 
Weminuche; pass in San Juan Mountains, Hinsdale County; 
altitude, 10,622 feet. 
Wentz; village in Weld County Greeley. 
West; canyon in Las Animas County, through which Hows a 
fork of Purgatory River Spanish Peaks. 
West; creek in Douglas and Teller counties, a left-hand 
branch of Trout Creek, tributary to South Platte River . . Platte Canyon. 
West; creek in Mesa County, a right-hand branch of Dolores 
River, originating in North Fork. 
Wost; station in Las Animas County on Atchison, Topeka and 
Santa Fe Railway; altitude, 5,198 feet, 
West Beaver; creek in Teller and Fremont counties, a right- 
hand branch of Beaver Creek, tributary to Arkansas River. Pikes Peak. 
West Bijou; creek in Elbert, Arapahoe, and Adams comities, 
a left-hand branch of Bijou Creek, tributary to South 
Platte River. 
West Brush; creek in Gunnison County, a right hand branch 
of Cascade Creek, tributary to East River .'. Crested Butte. 
West Carrizo; creek in Las Animas County, a right-hand 
branch of Carrizo Creek, tributary to Cimarron River Mount Carrizo. 
West Cherry; creek in Douglas County, a left-hand branch 
of Cherry Creek, tributary to South Platte River Castle Rock. 
West Chicago; creek in (dear Creek County, a left-hand 
branch of Chicago Creek, tributary to (Tear Creek Georgetown. 
Westcliffe; post town in Custer County on Denver and Rio 
Grande Railroad; population in 1900, 2.~>»>; altitude, 7,H-M) 
feet Cany< >n City. 
West Colorado Springs; station in 101 Paso County on Color- 
ado Midland Railway. 
West Creek; post town in Douglas County; population in 
1900, 161. 
West Crow; creek in Weld County, a right-hand branch of 
Crow Creek, tributary to South Platte River. 
West Denver; town in Arapahoe County. 
West Elk; creek in Gunnison County, a right-hand branch of 
Taylor River, tributary to Gunnison River. 
West Elk; peak in Elk Mountains, Gunnison County; alti- 
tude, 12,920 feet. 
West Fork; post village in Montezuma County. 
