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Summitville

Ghost town · Rio Grande County, Colorado

Summitville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Summitville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Summitville is a ghost town in Rio Grande County, Colorado. It is the only former community in Rio Grande County recorded on the federal names register, out of 185 across Colorado.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Summitville as a historical populated place on the Summitville 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 37.4306° N, 106.5923° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSummitville
Elevation11,292 ft
Nearest living townSouth Fork, CO
Distance to it16.7 miles
GNIS feature ID190615
Coordinates37.43056, -106.59226

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What's there now

Summitville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Fork, CO (population 615), about 16.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 11,292 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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