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Juanita

Ghost town · Archuleta County, Colorado

Pagosa Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Pagosa Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Juanita is a ghost town in Archuleta County, Colorado. It is one of 2 former communities in Archuleta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Juanita 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 37.0272° N, 107.1510° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,359 ft
Nearest living townDulce, NM
Distance to it9.7 miles
Coordinates37.02720, -107.15100

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What's there now

Juanita is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dulce, NM (population 2,782), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,359 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 Juanita?

Juanita is in Archuleta County, Colorado, at 37.0272, -107.1510.

How many ghost towns are in Archuleta County?

Archuleta County, Colorado has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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