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The location of the State of Colorado in the United States. This is a list of some notable ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. A ghost town is a former community that now has no year-round residents or less than 1% of its peak population. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist.
The property is located on a parcel of land whose earliest deed dates back to 1862. The land was once owned by one of Colorado's most controversial men, Colonel John Chivington, commander of the infamous Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. Records show he sold the land in 1867 through his son-in-law who had power of attorney, but later filed a lawsuit ...
The highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains as a whole is the summit of Mount Elbert in Lake County at 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m). Of the 64 Colorado counties, 20 counties rise above 14,000 feet (4,267 m) elevation, 32 counties rise above 13,000 feet (3,962 m), 42 counties rise above 10,000 feet (3,048 m), and all 64 Colorado counties ...
The City of Fountain is a home rule municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.The population was 29,802 at the 2020 census. [5] Fountain is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Saint Elmo is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [2] Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo lies in the heart of the Sawatch Range, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Buena Vista and sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started ...
The documentary Monster Inside: America's Most Extreme Haunted House examines McKamey Manor, an extreme attraction designed to psychologically and physically torture participants with their consent.
14 coworkers allegedly left their colleague stranded on a 14,230-foot (approximately 4,227-meter) mountain.The employees had gone on a team-building expedition on an office hiking retreat to Mount ...
Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. [3] It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904. [4]