Adelaide Ghost Town

Lake County, Colorado39.2472, -106.2581

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
1.9 miLeadville, CO
Mild months
Jun–Sep4 of 12
Next ghost town
0.9 miOro City
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Adelaide. No free-licensed photo yet.

Adelaide is an abandoned town in Lake County, Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miEdwardsAspenSilverthorneBreckenridgeVailBuena VistaAdelaide
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Adelaide. 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 Leadville, CO, about 1.9 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lakewood, CO, 68 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Oro City0.9 mi south
  2. Climax9.1 mi northeast
  3. Buckskin Joe9.6 mi east
  4. Kokomo13 mi north
  5. Pando15 mi north
  6. Holy Cross City17 mi northwest
  7. Vicksburg18 mi south
  8. Dyersville19 mi northeast

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°305Jan316Feb3712Mar4319Apr5427May6634Jun7139Jul6838Aug6232Sep5024Oct3712Nov295DecJan: 1.0 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 1.4 inMay: 1.1 inJun: 0.8 inJul: 1.7 inAug: 1.9 inSep: 1.1 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.9 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 June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Leadville Lake Co Ap. Snow is normal from September to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Leadville Lake Co Ap station (USW00093009), 3.4 miles away. About 13.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLake County, Colorado
Coordinates39.24722, -106.25806
Also known asAdelaide, CO
SourcesWikidata Q65053333 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Adelaide ghost town?

In Lake County, Colorado, at 39.2472, -106.2581. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Leadville, CO, about 1.9 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lakewood, CO, 68 miles away.

Can you visit Adelaide?

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 Adelaide?

Mild months here run June to September, judging by NOAA normals from Leadville Lake Co Ap. Snow is normal from September to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Adelaide?

Yes. Oro City (0.9 mi), Climax (9.1 mi), Buckskin Joe (9.6 mi), Kokomo (13 mi).

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