Autobees Ghost Town

Pueblo County, Colorado38.2100, -104.2871

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
15 miFowler, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct4 of 12
Next ghost town
32 miSwallows
Autobees, Colorado
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Autobees is a former settlement in Pueblo County, Colorado, listed among the ghost towns of Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miPuebloSecurity-WidefieldPueblo WestFountainFort CarsonLa JuntaPenroseAutobees
  • State
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Autobees. 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 Fowler, CO, about 15 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 18 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Swallows32 mi west
  2. Bloom40 mi southeast
  3. Lytle42 mi northwest
  4. Franceville44 mi north
  5. Delcarbon47 mi southwest
  6. Calumet47 mi southwest
  7. Tioga50 mi southwest
  8. Chandler51 mi west

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°4815Jan5119Feb6127Mar6735Apr7746May8955Jun9361Jul9059Aug8350Sep7036Oct5724Nov4816DecJan: 0.3 inFeb: 0.3 inMar: 0.8 inApr: 1.6 inMay: 1.6 inJun: 1.3 inJul: 1.9 inAug: 2.1 inSep: 0.7 inOct: 0.8 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 0.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Pueblo Mem Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Pueblo Mem Ap station (USW00093058), 13 miles away. About 12.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPueblo County, Colorado
Coordinates38.21000, -104.28714
Also known asAutobees, Colorado
SourcesWikidata Q55604528 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Autobees ghost town?

In Pueblo County, Colorado, at 38.2100, -104.2871. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fowler, CO, about 15 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 18 miles away.

Can you visit Autobees?

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 Autobees?

Mild months here run April to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Pueblo Mem Ap. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Autobees?

Yes. Swallows (32 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

All 141 ghost towns in Colorado · Ghost towns near Colorado Springs