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Beartown

Ghost town · San Juan County, Colorado

Needle Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Needle Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Beartown is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in San Juan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Beartown as a historical populated place on the Storm King Peak 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 37.7228° N, 107.5039° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStorm King Peak
Elevation11,183 ft
Nearest living townSilverton, CO
Distance to it10.7 miles
GNIS feature ID187812
Coordinates37.72278, -107.50395

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What's there now

Beartown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverton, CO (population 613), about 10.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,183 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 Beartown?

Beartown is in San Juan County, Colorado, at 37.7228, -107.5039.

How many ghost towns are in San Juan County?

San Juan County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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