Rosita Ghost Town

Custer County, Colorado38.0972, -105.3360

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
23 miFlorence, CO
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Elevation
8,810 ft2,685 m
Illustration of a mountain landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Rosita. No free-licensed photo yet.

Rosita is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado. It lies at about 8,810 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miPuebloPueblo WestCañon CityLincoln ParkFlorenceWalsenburgRosita
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Rosita. 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 Florence, CO, about 23 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 41 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Querida2 mi north
  2. Colfax10 mi southwest
  3. Chandler20 mi north
  4. Duncan22 mi southwest
  5. Swallows29 mi northeast
  6. Badito31 mi southeast
  7. Tioga35 mi southeast
  8. Delcarbon37 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), 7.5 miles away. The town sits about 900 feet higher than the station, so expect it to run cooler. About 13.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationCuster County, Colorado
Coordinates38.09720, -105.33600
Elevation8,810 ft (2,685 m)
Also known asRosita, Colorado, Rosita, CO
SourcesWikidata Q7368974 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Rosita ghost town?

In Custer County, Colorado, at 38.0972, -105.3360. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Florence, CO, about 23 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Pueblo, CO, 41 miles away.

Can you visit Rosita?

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 Rosita?

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 Rosita?

Yes. Querida (2 mi), Colfax (10 mi), Chandler (20 mi), Duncan (22 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

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