Chandler Ghost Town

Fremont County, Colorado38.3731, -105.2006

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.7 miLincoln Park, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miQuerida
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Chandler. No free-licensed photo yet.

Chandler, in Fremont County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miPuebloPueblo WestFountainFort CarsonCañon CityLincoln ParkChandler
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Chandler. 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 Lincoln Park, CO, about 3.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 33 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Querida19 mi southwest
  2. Swallows19 mi east
  3. Rosita20 mi south
  4. Lytle24 mi northeast
  5. Goldfield24 mi north
  6. Altman25 mi north
  7. Colfax30 mi southwest
  8. Seven Lakes30 mi north

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°4918Jan5020Feb5826Mar6433Apr7343May8552Jun8959Jul8757Aug8048Sep6936Oct5726Nov4919DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 1.0 inApr: 1.8 inMay: 1.6 inJun: 0.8 inJul: 2.2 inAug: 2.1 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.6 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 June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Canon City. July 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 Canon City station (USC00051294), 6.2 miles away. About 13.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationFremont County, Colorado
Coordinates38.37306, -105.20056
SourcesWikidata Q16257671 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Chandler ghost town?

In Fremont County, Colorado, at 38.3731, -105.2006. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lincoln Park, CO, about 3.7 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 33 miles away.

Can you visit Chandler?

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 Chandler?

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Canon City. July 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 Chandler?

Yes. Querida (19 mi), Swallows (19 mi), Rosita (20 mi), Lytle (24 mi).

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