Bloom Ghost Town

Otero County, Colorado37.6875, -103.9567

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
28 miRocky Ford, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct4 of 12
Elevation
4,800 ft1,463 m
Bloom, Colorado
Photo: Isabelle Hixon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bloom, in Otero County, Colorado, is a ghost town. It lies at about 4,800 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miLa JuntaRocky FordFowlerOrdwayBloom
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Bloom. 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 Rocky Ford, CO, about 28 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 54 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Autobees40 mi northwest
  2. Beshoar41 mi southwest
  3. Ludlow42 mi southwest
  4. Bowen42 mi southwest
  5. Brodhead44 mi southwest
  6. Abeyta44 mi south
  7. Berwind45 mi southwest
  8. Delagua46 mi southwest

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Comanche National Grassland. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°4713Jan5116Feb6123Mar6832Apr7843May8953Jun9460Jul9157Aug8448Sep7133Oct5722Nov4713DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 1.1 inApr: 1.4 inMay: 1.9 inJun: 1.4 inJul: 2.2 inAug: 1.5 inSep: 1.0 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 0.5 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 La Junta 17 Wsw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the La Junta 17 Wsw station (USW00003063), 14 miles away. About 13.3 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationOtero County, Colorado
Coordinates37.68750, -103.95667
Elevation4,800 ft (1,463 m)
Also known asBloom, Colorado
SourcesWikidata Q24883693 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Bloom ghost town?

In Otero County, Colorado, at 37.6875, -103.9567. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Rocky Ford, CO, about 28 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 54 miles away.

Can you visit Bloom?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Comanche National Grassland. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Bloom?

Mild months here run April to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from La Junta 17 Wsw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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