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Southwest Colorado

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Paul M. O'Rourke, writing for the Colorado Bureau of Land Management, equates Southwest Colorado with the Montrose District of the Bureau of Land Management. In addition to the counties listed above, this district includes:
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The definition of Southwest Colorado varies by source. The Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade includes the following counties in the Southwest Colorado Region:
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Frontier in transition: a history of southwestern Colorado
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Index

Colorado
Four Corners
Western Colorado
Southern Colorado
Central Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Archuleta County
Dolores County
La Plata County
Montezuma County
San Juan County
Delta County
Gunnison County
Hinsdale County
Mineral County
Montrose County
Ouray County
San Miguel County
Alamosa, Colorado
Cortez, Colorado
Durango, Colorado
Monte Vista, Colorado
Montrose, Colorado
Mancos, Colorado
"Southwest Colorado Region"
Frontier in transition: a history of southwestern Colorado
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