Pittsburg Ghost Town

Gunnison County, Colorado38.9522, -107.0620

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.4 miCrested Butte, CO
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
7.7 miCrystal
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pittsburg. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pittsburg is a former settlement in Gunnison County, Colorado, listed among the ghost towns of Colorado.

On the map

20 mi40 miGunnisonCarbondaleAspenSnowmass VillagePittsburg
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pittsburg. 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 Crested Butte, CO, about 7.4 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 81 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Crystal7.7 mi north
  2. Ashcroft16 mi northeast
  3. Lenado26 mi northeast
  4. Independence27 mi northeast
  5. Abbeyville33 mi east
  6. Iola33 mi south
  7. Winfield33 mi east
  8. Tincup34 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Gunnison 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

-10°10°30°50°70°90°26-6Jan29-2Feb387Mar4719Apr5828May7034Jun7640Jul7438Aug6631Sep5422Oct399Nov27-4DecJan: 2.7 inFeb: 2.5 inMar: 2.1 inApr: 2.0 inMay: 1.5 inJun: 0.9 inJul: 2.0 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 1.9 inOct: 1.7 inNov: 2.0 inDec: 2.3 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 Crested Butte. Snow is normal from September to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Crested Butte station (USC00051959), 7.1 miles away. About 23.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGunnison County, Colorado
Coordinates38.95220, -107.06200
Also known asPittsburg, Colorado, Pittsburg, CO
SourcesWikidata Q7199168 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pittsburg ghost town?

In Gunnison County, Colorado, at 38.9522, -107.0620. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Crested Butte, CO, about 7.4 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Grand Junction, CO, 81 miles away.

Can you visit Pittsburg?

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

When is the best time to visit Pittsburg?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Pittsburg?

Yes. Crystal (7.7 mi), Ashcroft (16 mi), Lenado (26 mi), Independence (27 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

All 141 ghost towns in Colorado · Ghost towns near Grand Junction