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Tungsten

Ghost town · Boulder County, Colorado

Blackhawk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500)
Blackhawk quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1906, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tungsten is a ghost town in Boulder County, Colorado, recorded as human settlement in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America. It is one of 5 former communities in Boulder County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tungsten as a historical populated place on the Tungsten 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 39.9719° N, 105.4761° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTungsten
Nearest living townBonanza Mountain Estates, CO
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID181150
Coordinates39.97193, -105.47611

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What's there now

Tungsten is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bonanza Mountain Estates, CO (population 132), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Tungsten?

Tungsten is in Boulder County, Colorado, at 39.9719, -105.4761.

How many ghost towns are in Boulder County?

Boulder County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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