Gwillimsville Ghost Town

El Paso County, Colorado39.1000, -104.7740

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.7 miWoodmoor, CO
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
8.5 miHusted
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Gwillimsville. No free-licensed photo yet.

Gwillimsville is a ghost town in El Paso County, Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miColorado SpringsWoodland ParkGwillimsville
  • National Forest
  • City, county
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Gwillimsville. 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 Woodmoor, CO, about 3.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colorado Springs, CO, 16 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Husted8.5 mi southwest
  2. United States Air Force Academy8.9 mi southwest
  3. Eastonville12 mi east
  4. Dakan18 mi northwest
  5. Bijou Basin19 mi east
  6. Midway21 mi southwest
  7. Old Mountain View22 mi southwest
  8. Franceville22 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°4116Jan4318Feb5023Mar5729Apr6839May7947Jun8254Jul8052Aug7244Sep6033Oct4822Nov4117DecJan: 0.9 inFeb: 0.7 inMar: 1.6 inApr: 3.2 inMay: 2.4 inJun: 3.0 inJul: 2.7 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 1.6 inOct: 1.3 inNov: 1.1 inDec: 1.1 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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Monument. Snow is normal from September to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Monument station (USC00055734), 5 miles away. About 22.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationEl Paso County, Colorado
Coordinates39.10000, -104.77400
SourcesWikidata Q56274416 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Gwillimsville ghost town?

In El Paso County, Colorado, at 39.1000, -104.7740. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Woodmoor, CO, about 3.7 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colorado Springs, CO, 16 miles away.

Can you visit Gwillimsville?

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 Gwillimsville?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Gwillimsville?

Yes. Husted (8.5 mi), United States Air Force Academy (8.9 mi), Eastonville (12 mi), Dakan (18 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

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