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Dakan

Ghost town · Douglas County, Colorado

Dakan Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Dakan Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dakan is a ghost town in Douglas County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Colorado, United States of America. It is the only former community in Douglas County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dakan 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 39.2375° N, 105.0660° W.

Key facts

Elevation9,098 ft
Nearest living townPerry Park, CO
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates39.23750, -105.06600

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What's there now

Dakan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perry Park, CO (population 1,801), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,098 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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