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About Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Bent's Old Fort is a historical fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent and Ceran St.
From Wikipedia, "Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site is

USGS topographic map around Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

6 historic USGS maps cover Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1891 Las Animas sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1893 Las Animas sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1953 Hadley sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1954 Lamar sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Lamar sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1981 Las Animas sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.

Boggsville11.8 mi E · Bent
Caddoa25.2 mi E · Bent
Able30.5 mi E · Bent
Bloom37.7 mi SW · Otero

Sources

Wikipedia, "Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q120405.
USGS GNIS 2559483.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).