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Oro

Ghost town · Lake County, Colorado

Mount Elbert quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Mount Elbert quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oro is a ghost town in Lake County, Colorado. It is one of 6 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oro as a historical populated place on the Leadville South 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 39.2353° N, 106.2522° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLeadville South
Elevation10,711 ft
Nearest living townLeadville, CO
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID180156
Coordinates39.23527, -106.25224

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What's there now

Oro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Leadville, CO (population 2,634), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,711 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 Oro?

Oro is in Lake County, Colorado, at 39.2353, -106.2522.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

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

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