Maroon Creek
| Maroon Creek | |
|---|---|
Maroon Creek (2025) | |
The location of the creek's mouth in Colorado | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | White River National Forest |
| • coordinates | 39°6′25.96″N 106°54′53.15″W / 39.1072111°N 106.9147639°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | near Aspen, Colorado |
• coordinates | 39°12′52.95″N 106°51′0.14″W / 39.2147083°N 106.8500389°W |
• elevation | 7,638 feet (2,328 meters) |
| Length | 9.4 miles (15.1 kilometers). |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Roaring Fork → Colorado |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Maroon Creek Willow Creek |
| • right | East Maroon Creek |
| Bridges | Maroon Creek Bridge |
Maroon Creek is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River in Pitkin County, Colorado. The Maroon Creek Bridge in Aspen takes its name from the creek, which passes under the bridge. The creek joins the Roaring Fork River just outside the Aspen city limits.