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Logtown

Ghost town · La Plata County, Colorado

Needle Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500)
Needle Mountains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Logtown is a ghost town in La Plata County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in La Plata County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Logtown as a historical populated place on the Columbine Pass topographic quadrangle: 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 37.5517° N, 107.5914° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbine Pass
Elevation11,549 ft
Nearest living townSilverton, CO
Distance to it18.4 miles
GNIS feature ID188006
Coordinates37.55167, -107.59145

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What's there now

Logtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverton, CO (population 613), about 18.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,549 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 Logtown?

Logtown is in La Plata County, Colorado, at 37.5517, -107.5914.

How many ghost towns are in La Plata County?

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

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