Abandoned Record
About Coalmont
Coalmont is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Coalmont, 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 Coalmont is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Coalmont
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.
- 1954 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Coalmont sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Walden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1965 Craig sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Walden sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Coalmont
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Coalmont, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3541479.
- USGS GNIS 172604.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).