Abeyta Ghost Town

Las Animas County, Colorado37.0797, -104.1864

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
18 miTrinidad, CO
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miYankee
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Abeyta. No free-licensed photo yet.

Abeyta is a former settlement in Las Animas County, Colorado, listed among the ghost towns of Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miTrinidadRatonAbeyta
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Abeyta. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Trinidad, CO, about 18 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 85 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Yankee12 mi southwest
  2. Beshoar15 mi northwest
  3. Morley18 mi west
  4. Sopris18 mi west
  5. Bowen21 mi northwest
  6. Madrid25 mi west
  7. Ludlow28 mi northwest
  8. Berwind29 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4211Jan4312Feb5020Mar5727Apr6636May7544Jun7849Jul7648Aug7041Sep6031Oct5021Nov4213DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.8 inApr: 2.0 inMay: 2.0 inJun: 2.0 inJul: 3.4 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 1.9 inOct: 1.6 inNov: 1.1 inDec: 0.9 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Lake Maloya. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Lake Maloya station (USC00294742), 12 miles away. About 21.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLas Animas County, Colorado
Coordinates37.07972, -104.18639
SourcesWikidata Q24902147 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Abeyta ghost town?

In Las Animas County, Colorado, at 37.0797, -104.1864. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Trinidad, CO, about 18 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 85 miles away.

Can you visit Abeyta?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Abeyta?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Lake Maloya. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Abeyta?

Yes. Yankee (12 mi), Beshoar (15 mi), Morley (18 mi), Sopris (18 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

All 141 ghost towns in Colorado