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Needleton

Ghost town · San Juan 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

Needleton is a ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in San Juan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Needleton 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 37.6406° N, 107.6914° W.

Key facts

Elevation8,265 ft
Nearest living townSilverton, CO
Distance to it11.9 miles
Coordinates37.64056, -107.69139

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What's there now

Needleton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverton, CO (population 613), about 11.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,265 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Flag stop at Needleton, Colorado
Flag stop at Needleton, Colorado · Robert Tadlock from Westminster / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

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Questions

Where is Needleton?

Needleton is in San Juan County, Colorado, at 37.6406, -107.6914.

How many ghost towns are in San Juan County?

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

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