Axial Ghost Town

Moffat County, Colorado40.2848, -107.7919

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
17 miMeeker, CO
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
35 miCross Mountain
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Axial. No free-licensed photo yet.

Axial is a former settlement in Moffat County, Colorado, listed among the ghost towns of Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miCraigMeekerHaydenAxial
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Axial. 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 Meeker, CO, about 17 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 92 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cross Mountain35 mi northwest
  2. Haybro44 mi east
  3. Carbonate44 mi southeast
  4. Mystic46 mi northeast
  5. Columbine59 mi northeast
  6. Dad72 mi north
  7. Coalmont73 mi east
  8. Battle74 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

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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 Craig 4Sw.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Craig 4Sw station (USC00051932), 16 miles away. About 17.4 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMoffat County, Colorado
Coordinates40.28482, -107.79193
SourcesWikidata Q24882665 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Axial ghost town?

In Moffat County, Colorado, at 40.2848, -107.7919. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Meeker, CO, about 17 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 92 miles away.

Can you visit Axial?

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 Axial?

Mild months here run May to October, judging by NOAA normals from Craig 4Sw.

Are there other ghost towns near Axial?

Yes. Cross Mountain (35 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

All 141 ghost towns in Colorado · Ghost towns near Grand Junction