Old Mountain View Ghost Town

El Paso County, Colorado38.8339, -104.9914

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.5 miManitou Springs, CO
Mild months
May–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
1.1 miMidway
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Old Mountain View. No free-licensed photo yet.

Old Mountain View is a former settlement in El Paso County, Colorado, listed among the ghost towns of Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miColorado SpringsSecurity-WidefieldFort CarsonMonumentWoodland ParkOld Mountain View
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Old Mountain View. 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 Manitou Springs, CO, about 4.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colorado Springs, CO, 13 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Midway1.1 mi northeast
  2. Seven Lakes3.7 mi south
  3. Altman10 mi southwest
  4. Goldfield11 mi southwest
  5. United States Air Force Academy13 mi northeast
  6. Husted14 mi northeast
  7. Lytle17 mi southeast
  8. Franceville21 mi east

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: Pike National Forest. 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°3913Jan3914Feb4520Mar5026Apr5933May7042Jun7446Jul7245Aug6639Sep5630Oct4620Nov3913DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 1.0 inMar: 1.9 inApr: 3.1 inMay: 2.5 inJun: 2.1 inJul: 3.9 inAug: 3.9 inSep: 1.9 inOct: 1.2 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 0.8 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 October, judging by NOAA normals from Ruxton Park. Snow is normal from September to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ruxton Park station (USC00057309), 1.1 miles away. About 23.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationEl Paso County, Colorado
Coordinates38.83388, -104.99137
Also known asOld Mountain View, Colorado, Old Mountain View, CO, Mountain View, Mountain View, Colorado, Mountain View, CO
SourcesWikidata Q125157691 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Old Mountain View ghost town?

In El Paso County, Colorado, at 38.8339, -104.9914. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Manitou Springs, CO, about 4.5 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Colorado Springs, CO, 13 miles away.

Can you visit Old Mountain View?

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: Pike National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Old Mountain View?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Old Mountain View?

Yes. Midway (1.1 mi), Seven Lakes (3.7 mi), Altman (10 mi), Goldfield (11 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

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