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Mystic

Ghost town · Routt County, Colorado

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

Mystic is a ghost town in Routt County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Routt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mystic 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 40.5700° N, 106.9958° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,900 ft
Nearest living townSteamboat Springs, CO
Distance to it11.2 miles
Coordinates40.57000, -106.99583

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What's there now

Mystic is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Steamboat Springs, CO (population 13,341), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,900 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 Mystic?

Mystic is in Routt County, Colorado, at 40.5700, -106.9958.

How many ghost towns are in Routt County?

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

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