Colorado § 30-5-163 - San Juan.
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§ 30-5-163. San Juan.
The county of San Juan is hereby created and established, with the legal capacity and functions of the other counties of the state, and with boundaries as follows:
Commencing at a point on the western boundary of Hinsdale county, nine miles south of where it intersects the tenth correction line north; running thence due west to the western line of the state; thence north along such line to a point ten miles north of the thirty-eighth parallel of north latitude; thence east to a point on the summit of the main range of mountains, dividing the waters of the Uncompahgre and Animas rivers from the waters of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison; thence in a southerly direction along the summit of said range to a point at the head of the north fork of Pole creek; thence down said creek to the present boundary line between Hinsdale and La Plata counties; thence due south along said line to the place of beginning; and the boundary lines of La Plata and Hinsdale counties are hereby changed to correspond with the provisions of this section.
Source: L. 1876: p. 58, § 1. G.L. § 384. G.S. § 461. R.S. 08: § 1142. C.L. § 8626. CSA: C. 44, § 68. CRS 53: § 34-1-63. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-1-63.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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