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Ula

Ghost town · Custer County, Colorado

Beckwith Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Beckwith Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ula is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado. It is one of 4 former communities in Custer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ula as a historical populated place on the Beckwith Mountain 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 38.1501° N, 105.5019° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBeckwith Mountain
Elevation7,805 ft
Nearest living townWestcliffe, CO
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1782041
Coordinates38.15005, -105.50192

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What's there now

Ula is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westcliffe, CO (population 459), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,805 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 Ula?

Ula is in Custer County, Colorado, at 38.1501, -105.5019.

How many ghost towns are in Custer County?

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

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