Cross Mountain Ghost Town

Moffat County, Colorado40.5220, -108.3810

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Little Snake Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
37 miRangely, CO
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
35 miAxial
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Cross Mountain. No free-licensed photo yet.

Cross Mountain, in Moffat County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miCraigMeekerRangelyCross Mountain
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Cross Mountain. 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 Rangely, CO, about 37 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 100 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Axial35 mi southeast
  2. Bridgeport48 mi northwest
  3. Dragon63 mi southwest
  4. Rainbow63 mi southwest
  5. Greendale63 mi northwest
  6. Dad64 mi northeast
  7. Mystic73 mi east
  8. Linwood74 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Little Snake Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Little Snake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

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°321Jan377Feb4818Mar5825Apr6833May7940Jun8647Jul8445Aug7536Sep6124Oct4614Nov333DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 1.2 inApr: 1.5 inMay: 1.3 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 0.6 inAug: 1.0 inSep: 1.1 inOct: 1.3 inNov: 1.1 inDec: 1.0 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 Maybell. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Maybell station (USC00055446), 15 miles away. About 12.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMoffat County, Colorado
Coordinates40.52200, -108.38100
SourcesWikidata Q108607046 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Cross Mountain ghost town?

In Moffat County, Colorado, at 40.5220, -108.3810. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Rangely, CO, about 37 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 100 miles away.

Can you visit Cross Mountain?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Little Snake Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Cross Mountain?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Maybell. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Cross Mountain?

Yes. Axial (35 mi).

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