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Lytle

Ghost town · El Paso County, Colorado

Timber Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000)
Timber Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lytle is a ghost town in El Paso County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in El Paso County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lytle 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 38.6025° N, 104.8678° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townRock Creek Park, CO
Distance to it7 miles
Coordinates38.60250, -104.86778

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What's there now

Lytle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rock Creek Park, CO (population 126), about 7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lytle?

Lytle is in El Paso County, Colorado, at 38.6025, -104.8678.

How many ghost towns are in El Paso County?

El Paso County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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