Colfax Ghost Town

Custer County, Colorado37.9990, -105.4720

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
33 miLincoln Park, CO
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
10 miRosita
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Colfax. No free-licensed photo yet.

Colfax is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miPueblo WestCañon CityAlamosaLincoln ParkFlorencePark CenterColfax
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Colfax. 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 33 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 50 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rosita10 mi northeast
  2. Querida12 mi northeast
  3. Duncan12 mi southwest
  4. Chandler30 mi northeast
  5. Badito31 mi southeast
  6. Tioga36 mi southeast
  7. Calcite38 mi northwest
  8. Delcarbon38 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.

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°408Jan4212Feb5020Mar5626Apr6633May7741Jun8145Jul7844Aug7237Sep6126Oct4917Nov408DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 1.1 inApr: 1.6 inMay: 1.4 inJun: 0.8 inJul: 2.7 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 0.9 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.7 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 May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Westcliffe. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Westcliffe station (USC00058931), 9.2 miles away. About 13.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCuster County, Colorado
Coordinates37.99900, -105.47200
SourcesWikidata Q5144733 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Colfax ghost town?

In Custer County, Colorado, at 37.9990, -105.4720. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lincoln Park, CO, about 33 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 50 miles away.

Can you visit Colfax?

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 Colfax?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Westcliffe. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Colfax?

Yes. Rosita (10 mi), Querida (12 mi), Duncan (12 mi), Chandler (30 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

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