Carpenter Ghost Town

Mesa County, Colorado39.1944, -108.4733

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7 miFruitvale, CO
Mild months
Mar–Oct5 of 12
Next ghost town
8.8 miCameo
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Carpenter. No free-licensed photo yet.

Carpenter, in Mesa County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miGrand JunctionFruitaDeltaRedlandsOrchard MesaCarpenter
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Carpenter. 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 Fruitvale, CO, about 7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 8.9 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Cameo8.8 mi east
  2. Cisco48 mi west
  3. Dewey52 mi southwest
  4. Dragon52 mi northwest
  5. Rainbow59 mi northwest
  6. Uravan59 mi south
  7. Castleton61 mi southwest
  8. Miners Basin62 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: Grand Junction Field Office. 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°3817Jan4624Feb5832Mar6638Apr7747May8957Jun9464Jul9162Aug8252Sep6740Oct5228Nov3918DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.5 inMar: 0.8 inApr: 1.0 inMay: 0.8 inJun: 0.4 inJul: 0.6 inAug: 0.9 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 1.0 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Grand Junction Walker Fld. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Grand Junction Walker Fld station (USW00023066), 5.5 miles away. About 9.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMesa County, Colorado
Coordinates39.19440, -108.47330
SourcesWikidata Q5045677 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Carpenter ghost town?

In Mesa County, Colorado, at 39.1944, -108.4733. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Fruitvale, CO, about 7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 8.9 miles away.

Can you visit Carpenter?

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: Grand Junction Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Carpenter?

Mild months here run March to May, September to October, judging by NOAA normals from Grand Junction Walker Fld. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to March.

Are there other ghost towns near Carpenter?

Yes. Cameo (8.8 mi).

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