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Tincup

Ghost town · Gunnison County, Colorado

Mount Harvard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Mount Harvard quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tincup is a ghost town in Gunnison County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Colorado, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Gunnison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tincup 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 38.7544° N, 106.4780° W.

Key facts

Elevation10,177 ft
Nearest living townPitkin, CO
Distance to it10.3 miles
Coordinates38.75440, -106.47800

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What's there now

Tincup is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pitkin, CO (population 127), about 10.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,177 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 Tincup?

Tincup is in Gunnison County, Colorado, at 38.7544, -106.4780.

How many ghost towns are in Gunnison County?

Gunnison County, Colorado has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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