Costilla County and Huerfano County, Colorado, U.S.
Parent range
Culebra Range[2]
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USGS Trinchera Peak
Trinchera Peak is a mountain in Costilla County and Huerfano County in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the Culebra Range.[2]
^ ab"Trinchera Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
^ abMayfield, Marty (2016-02-23). "Trinchera Peak, 13'er in the rough". KRTN Radio. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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