Wet Mountain Valley

Wet Mountain Valley in a mist
The Beckwith Ranch with the Sangre de Cristos in the background.

The Wet Mountain Valley[1] is a high elevation mountain valley mostly located in Custer County but extending southward into Huerfano County in south-central Colorado. Westcliffe and Silver Cliff are the two towns in the valley which is mostly devoted to cattle ranching.

  1. ^ "Wet Mountain Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.