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Mount Vernon

Ghost town · Jefferson County, Colorado

Morrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:24,000)
Morrison quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1938, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Vernon is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is one of 2 former communities in Jefferson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Vernon as a historical populated place: 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 39.6907° N, 105.2086° W.

Key facts

Elevation6,431 ft
Nearest living townIdledale, CO
Distance to it2.4 miles
Coordinates39.69072, -105.20860

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What's there now

Mount Vernon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Idledale, CO (population 306), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,431 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

The Mount Vernon House, located near the junction of Interstate-70 and Colorado State Highway 26 in Jefferson County, Colorado.
The Mount Vernon House, located near the junction of Interstate-70 and Colorado State Highway 26 in Jefferson County, Colorado. · Jeffrey Beall / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Mount Vernon?

Mount Vernon is in Jefferson County, Colorado, at 39.6907, -105.2086.

How many ghost towns are in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County, Colorado has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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