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Calumet

Ghost town · Huerfano County, Colorado

Walsenburg North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Walsenburg North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Calumet is a ghost town in Huerfano County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Huerfano County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calumet as a historical populated place: 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 37.6928° N, 104.8600° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,400 ft
Nearest living townWalsenburg, CO
Distance to it6.1 miles
Coordinates37.69280, -104.86000

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What's there now

Calumet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Walsenburg, CO (population 3,079), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,400 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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The ghost town and former mining community of Calumet, Colorado, located along Colorado State Highway 69 in Huerfano County, Colorado.
The ghost town and former mining community of Calumet, Colorado, located along Colorado State Highway 69 in Huerfano County, Colorado. · Jeffrey Beall / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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Questions

Where is Calumet?

Calumet is in Huerfano County, Colorado, at 37.6928, -104.8600.

How many ghost towns are in Huerfano County?

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

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