Sligo Ghost Town

Weld County, Colorado40.7985, -104.1640

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
27 miPine Bluffs, WY
Mild months
Apr–Oct6 of 12
Next ghost town
8.1 miKeota
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Sligo. No free-licensed photo yet.

Sligo, in Weld County, Colorado, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miGreeleyCheyenneSeveranceSouth GreeleyAultSligo
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Sligo. 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 Pine Bluffs, WY, about 27 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Cheyenne, WY, 40 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Keota8.1 mi southeast
  2. Buckingham16 mi southeast
  3. Dearfield36 mi south
  4. Stout55 mi west
  5. Pinneo56 mi southeast
  6. Adena57 mi south
  7. Hecla58 mi northwest
  8. Virginia Dale63 mi west

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°4110Jan4413Feb5521Mar6230Apr7141May8350Jun9056Jul8754Aug7944Sep6531Oct5118Nov419DecJan: 0.1 inFeb: 0.2 inMar: 0.8 inApr: 1.5 inMay: 2.1 inJun: 2.1 inJul: 1.8 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 1.3 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.3 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Briggsdale. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Briggsdale station (USC00050945), 14 miles away. About 13.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationWeld County, Colorado
Coordinates40.79850, -104.16400
SourcesWikidata Q108660630 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Sligo ghost town?

In Weld County, Colorado, at 40.7985, -104.1640. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Pine Bluffs, WY, about 27 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Cheyenne, WY, 40 miles away.

Can you visit Sligo?

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 Sligo?

Mild months here run April to June, August to October, judging by NOAA normals from Briggsdale. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Sligo?

Yes. Keota (8.1 mi), Buckingham (16 mi), Dearfield (36 mi).

More ghost towns in Colorado

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