Abandoned Record
About Last Chance
Last Chance is an unincorporated town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. Last Chance is situated at the intersection of U.S.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Last Chance, 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 Last Chance is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Last Chance
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 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Limon sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Last Chance sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Last Chance 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 Last Chance
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Colorado index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Last Chance": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Last Chance, Colorado": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6494173.
- USGS GNIS 195018.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).