Cuchara, Colorado

Cuchara is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is located near a ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta.^[1] Its altitude is 8,468 feet (2,581 m).^[2] Colorado State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches Trinidad to the southeast.

Cuchara is situated on the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south-central Colorado. Cuchara Pass, at almost 10,000 feet, is a few miles south of the town of Cuchara. The Cuchara River flows on the outskirts of town. The San Isabel National Forest surrounds the town.^[1]

Cuchara is locally famous for a number of notable paranormal and supernatural sightings. Most of these sightings focus around the legend of Robert A. Leger, who became notorious for founding the short-lived Furiae cult, who were based in south-central Colorado in the early 20th century.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cuchara, Colorado" Sangres.com. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuchara, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°22′45″N 105°06′01″W / 37.37917°N 105.10028°W / 37.37917; -105.10028