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Seven Lakes

Ghost town · Teller County, Colorado

Pikes Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Pikes Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Seven Lakes is a ghost town in Teller County, Colorado. It is one of 7 former communities in Teller County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Seven Lakes as a historical populated place on the Pikes Peak 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 38.7817° N, 105.0086° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePikes Peak
Elevation10,949 ft
Nearest living townManitou Springs, CO
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID191253
Coordinates38.78165, -105.00859

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What's there now

Seven Lakes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manitou Springs, CO (population 4,796), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,949 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 Seven Lakes?

Seven Lakes is in Teller County, Colorado, at 38.7817, -105.0086.

How many ghost towns are in Teller County?

Teller County, Colorado has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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