Cross Mountain

Ghost town · Moffat County, Colorado

Lone Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cross Mountain is a ghost town in Moffat County, Colorado. It is the only former community in Moffat County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cross Mountain 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 40.5220° N, 108.3810° W.

Key facts

Nearest living town	Maybell, CO
Distance to it	15.4 miles
Coordinates	40.52200, -108.38100

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What's there now

Cross Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maybell, CO (population 38), about 15.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Bridgeport
ghost town · Daggett County · 48.1 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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