Rockport in Weld County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Majestic Plains

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 30, 2018

1. Majestic Plains Marker

Inscription. On these widespread plains blown clean by the wind and rains large herds of buffalo roamed and gained in number. Then the warriors of Indian tribes hunted them for food and skins. Later white men came to trap beaver in the prairie channels and the mountain glens. Then thousands of adventurers were lured to the peaks and canyons by the discovery of gold. They plowed fields, built cities and founded a commonwealth.
This highways travels straight south to Denver and beyond, past ranches and then irrigated farms rich in grain and sugar beets. Eastward lie hundreds of miles of prairie now dotted with prosperous towns. Westward rises the rampart of the Rocky Mountains crested with summits like Longs Peak, James Peak, Mount Evans and Pikes Peak, old in story.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 53.668′ N, 104° 47.748′ W. Marker is in Rockport, Colorado, in Weld County. It is on U.S. 85 0.3 miles south of County Road 126, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carr CO 80612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Great Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Magic City of the Plains (approx. 12.1 miles away in Wyoming); Yellowstone Highway (approx. 12.2 miles away in Wyoming); Outlaws! (approx. 12.2 miles away in Wyoming); Trails & Tales of I-25 (approx. 12.2 miles away in Wyoming); The Greeting and The Gift (approx. 12.2 miles away in Wyoming); The Denver Pacific Railway (approx. 12.8 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wyoming’s Wildlife Heritage (was approx. 12.1 miles away in Wyoming but has been permanently removed).

View of Majestic Plains Marker and plains in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 30, 2018

2. View of Majestic Plains Marker and plains in background.

Majestic Plains Marker looking north towards Rockport. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 30, 2018

3. Majestic Plains Marker looking north towards Rockport.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,604 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.