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All the United States Colorado Gateway

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Gateway

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Gateway, Colorado

Updated September 2, 2019

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Unaweep Divide, west.

Gateway, Colorado

Unaweep Canyon

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.
Cliffs of Sewemup Mesa.

Gateway, Colorado

Sewemup Mesa

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.
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View westward from the trail, toward the Colorado River.

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Fisher Towers

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.
18 miles from Gateway
An abandoned school bus under the Cisco sky.

Cisco, Utah

Home of the Brave

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
18 miles from Gateway
Horse Collar arch

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Horse Collar Arch

A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
21 miles from Gateway
Reconstructed flume.

Paradox, Colorado

Hanging Flume

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.
21 miles from Gateway
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