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Midway

Ghost town · Gunnison County, Colorado

Powderhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Powderhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Midway is a ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Gunnison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Midway as a historical populated place on the Powderhorn 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 38.3439° N, 107.0539° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePowderhorn
Elevation8,560 ft
Nearest living townGunnison, CO
Distance to it15.7 miles
GNIS feature ID188362
Coordinates38.34388, -107.05394

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What's there now

Midway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gunnison, CO (population 6,712), about 15.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,560 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 Midway?

Midway is in Gunnison County, Colorado, at 38.3439, -107.0539.

How many ghost towns are in Gunnison County?

Gunnison County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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