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Alpine

Ghost town · Chaffee County, Colorado

Garfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Garfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alpine is a ghost town in Chaffee County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Colorado, United States of America. It is one of 14 former communities in Chaffee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alpine as a historical populated place on the Saint Elmo topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.7111° N, 106.2770° W.

In old newspapers

The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Colorado before 1931 that mention “Alpine”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 2,577 pages in all.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Elmo
Elevation9,277 ft
Nearest living townNathrop, CO
Distance to it11.1 miles
GNIS feature ID203899
Coordinates38.71111, -106.27697

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What's there now

Alpine is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nathrop, CO (population 111), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,277 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alpine?

Alpine is in Chaffee County, Colorado, at 38.7111, -106.2770.

How many ghost towns are in Chaffee County?

Chaffee County, Colorado has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.