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 Byers Canyon, looking upstream. The poles adjacent to the tracks on the left carry alarm wires that stop train traffic in the event of a rockslide | |
  Byers Canyon Location within Colorado | |
| Length | 8 miles (13 km) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grand County, Colorado, United States |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Region | Grand County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40°04′10″N 106°07′59″W / 40.06944°N 106.13306°W |
| River | Colorado River |
Byers Canyon is a short gorge on the upper Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado in the United States. The canyon is approximately 8 miles (13 km) long and is located in the headwaters region of the Colorado between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling. U.S. Highway 40 passes through the canyon between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling. The Union Pacific Railroad's Moffat Route also travels through the short canyon. The Byers Canyon Shooting Range is part of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hot Sulphur Springs State Wildlife Area within the canyon providing a winter foraging area for big game animals.[1]
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- ^ "Hot Sulphur Springs SWA - Byers Canyon Rifle Range". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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