Welcome to Reilly Canyon ...
Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Reilly Canyon: Reilly Cyn. (or less commonly used: Reilly Canyn. or Reilly Cnyn.)
Reilly Canyon is 7,160 feet [2,182 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Reilly Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Reilly Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Reilly Canyon: 719
Communities near Reilly Canyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reilly Canyon.
- Trinidad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aguilar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cokedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Starkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulnare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Segundo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valdez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sopris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
- Sopris is located in Las Animas County
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 Reilly Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reilly Canyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reilly 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 Reilly Canyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reilly Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Reilly Canyon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reilly Canyon ...
Looking for more information about Reilly 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 Reilly Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reilly Canyon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Las Animas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reilly Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |