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Ruby

Ghost town · Pitkin County, Colorado

Independence Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Independence Pass quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ruby is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Pitkin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ruby as a historical populated place on the Independence Pass 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 39.0208° N, 106.6092° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleIndependence Pass
Elevation11,399 ft
Nearest living townTwin Lakes, CO
Distance to it16.6 miles
GNIS feature ID180362
Coordinates39.02083, -106.60920

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What's there now

Ruby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Twin Lakes, CO (population 504), about 16.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,399 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 Ruby?

Ruby is in Pitkin County, Colorado, at 39.0208, -106.6092.

How many ghost towns are in Pitkin County?

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

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