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Lenado

Ghost town · Pitkin County, Colorado

Aspen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Aspen quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lenado is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Pitkin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lenado 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 39.2425° N, 106.7620° W.

Key facts

Elevation8,568 ft
Nearest living townAspen, CO
Distance to it5.2 miles
Coordinates39.24250, -106.76200

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What's there now

Lenado is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Aspen, CO (population 6,862), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,568 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

View of the historic mining camp of Lenado, Colorado, looking eastward. April 26, 2005.
View of the historic mining camp of Lenado, Colorado, looking eastward. April 26, 2005. · Matthew Trump / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Lenado?

Lenado is in Pitkin County, Colorado, at 39.2425, -106.7620.

How many ghost towns are in Pitkin County?

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

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