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Bear River

Ghost town · Routt County, Colorado

Mount Harris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Mount Harris quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bear River is a ghost town in Routt County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Routt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bear River as a historical populated place on the Milner 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 40.4839° N, 107.1173° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilner
Elevation6,424 ft
Nearest living townHayden, CO
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID171402
Coordinates40.48386, -107.11728

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What's there now

Bear River is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hayden, CO (population 2,010), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,424 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 Bear River?

Bear River is in Routt County, Colorado, at 40.4839, -107.1173.

How many ghost towns are in Routt County?

Routt County, Colorado has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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