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Old Mountain View

Ghost town · El Paso County, Colorado

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

Old Mountain View 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 Old Mountain View as a historical populated place on the Manitou Springs 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 38.8339° N, 104.9914° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleManitou Springs
Elevation9,649 ft
Nearest living townManitou Springs, CO
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1962133
Coordinates38.83388, -104.99137

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What's there now

Old Mountain View is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manitou Springs, CO (population 4,796), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,649 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 Old Mountain View?

Old Mountain View is in El Paso County, Colorado, at 38.8339, -104.9914.

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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