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Cebolla Creek

Coordinates: 38°28′26″N 107°13′00″W / 38.47389°N 107.21667°W / 38.47389; -107.21667
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The creek in Powderhorn, Colorado

Cebolla Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Colorado, and is a tributary of the Gunnison River.[1]

The river's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who relied on wild onions (Spanish: cebolla) as a food source.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cebolla Creek
  2. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 13.

38°28′26″N 107°13′00″W / 38.47389°N 107.21667°W / 38.47389; -107.21667