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Welcome to Owl Canyon ...

Owl Canyon is located in Larimer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Owl Canyon: Owl Cyn. (or less commonly used: Owl Canyn. or Owl Cnyn.)

Owl Canyon is 5,740 feet [1,750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Owl Canyon is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Owl Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Owl Canyon: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Owl Canyon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owl Canyon.

  • Fort Collins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Timnath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Waverly is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Bellvue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Laporte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bulger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bulger is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
  • Stove Prairie Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stout ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stout is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Virginia Dale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Owl Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owl Canyon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owl Canyon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owl Canyon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owl Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Owl Canyon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owl Canyon ...

Looking for more information about Owl Canyon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Owl Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owl Canyon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owl Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Owl Canyon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Owl Canyon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.