<b>San Miguel River</b>, San Miguel County, Colorado.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

San Miguel River, San Miguel County, Colorado.

The San Miguel River is a tributary of the Dolores River, approximately 81 miles (130 km) long,[2] in southwestern Colorado in the United States. It rises in the San Juan Mountains southeast of Telluride and flows northwest, along the southern slope of the Uncompahgre Plateau, past the towns of Placerville and Nucla and joins the Dolores in western Montrose County approximately 15 miles (24 km) east of the state line with Utah.

Elevation: 4820ft, 1469m.

Articles that refer to this location:

Colorado State Highway 145, Colorado: at M44; at pull-out; near Vance Ck;
Field Notes: at Specie Creek; 26 May 2026; 26 May 2026;

San Miguel River downstream.	San Miguel River upstream.	View from a pull-out along the San Miguel River.	View from a pull-out along the San Miguel River.	"Hear that lonesome whistle blow."
Upstream, in the diretion of Telluride.	Downstream, and to the southwest.	San Miguel Valley Bank Robbery, June 24, 1889.

No collections made at this location.

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:29 PM, 8/1/2026.