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Wideawake

Ghost town · Gilpin County, Colorado

Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Central City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wideawake is a ghost town in Gilpin County, Colorado. It is one of 8 former communities in Gilpin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wideawake as a historical populated place on the Central City 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 39.8500° N, 105.5217° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCentral City
Elevation9,336 ft
Nearest living townBlack Hawk, CO
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID181541
Coordinates39.84999, -105.52166

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What's there now

Wideawake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Black Hawk, CO (population 156), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9,336 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 Wideawake?

Wideawake is in Gilpin County, Colorado, at 39.8500, -105.5217.

How many ghost towns are in Gilpin County?

Gilpin County, Colorado has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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