Carbonate Ghost Town

Garfield County, Colorado39.7431, -107.3467

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
14 miGlenwood Springs, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
44 miAxial
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Carbonate. No free-licensed photo yet.

Carbonate, in Garfield County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miRifleEdwardsGlenwood SpringsGypsumCarbondaleNew CastleCarbonate
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Carbonate. 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 Glenwood Springs, CO, about 14 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 79 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Axial44 mi northwest
  2. Haybro46 mi northeast
  3. Lenado47 mi southeast
  4. Crystal49 mi south
  5. Holy Cross City52 mi southeast
  6. Gilman53 mi east
  7. Belden53 mi east
  8. Ashcroft56 mi southeast

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: White River National Forest. 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°3615Jan4220Feb5328Mar6235Apr7144May8351Jun8959Jul8758Aug7950Sep6538Oct4927Nov3616DecJan: 1.7 inFeb: 1.6 inMar: 1.3 inApr: 2.3 inMay: 2.1 inJun: 1.0 inJul: 1.0 inAug: 1.5 inSep: 2.2 inOct: 2.1 inNov: 1.7 inDec: 1.5 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 June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Shoshone. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Shoshone station (USC00057618), 14 miles away. About 20.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGarfield County, Colorado
Coordinates39.74306, -107.34667
SourcesWikidata Q30766090 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Carbonate ghost town?

In Garfield County, Colorado, at 39.7431, -107.3467. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Glenwood Springs, CO, about 14 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 79 miles away.

Can you visit Carbonate?

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: White River National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Carbonate?

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Shoshone. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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