Antero Junction, Colorado

Antero Junction is an extinct town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates 38.9233°N 105.9653°W / 38.9233; -105.9653} at an elevation of 9,187 feet (2,800 meters).^[3] Antero Junction is located at the junction of U.S. Route 285 and U.S. Route 24.^[4][5]

Antero Junction, Colorado
ghost town
Looking north along U.S. Route 285; U.S. Route 24 is on the right, July 2020
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Coordinates: 38.9233°N 105.9653°W / 38.9233; -105.9653[1]
Country	United States of America
State	State of Colorado
County	Park County[2]
Government
• Body	Park County [2]
Elevation [1]	9,187 ft (2,800 m)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
GNIS pop ID	191088

The community takes its name from Mount Antero and the highway junction.^[6]

See also

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References

1. "Antero Junction, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
2. "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antero Junction
4. "Antero Junction Populated Place Profile / Park County, Colorado Data".
5. "Antero Junction, Colorado 80449" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
6. Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.

External links

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