Ghost town · Colorado
Animas Forks
Animas Forks is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,415 m. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Duncan House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Alpine Loop runs past it.
ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado
How to reach it
Coordinates37.93080, -107.56700
- On the Alpine Loop
- 5.5 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 3 mi
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cinnamon Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Houghton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Denver Hill: 1.5 mi
- Seigal Mountain: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 20
- Duncan House: 0.2 mi
- Frisco Mill: 0.8 mi
- Golconda Compressor / Blacksmith House: 2.0 mi
- Golconda Boarding House: 2.0 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Mother Cline Slide: 5.9 mi
- Deep South: 7.7 mi
- South Park: 7.8 mi
- New Funtier: 8.0 mi
- Grad School: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Bear Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.5 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 10.6 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 10.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Whitecross: 4.1 mi
- Tellurium: 4.1 mi
- Argentum: 5.3 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 6.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 7.4 mi
Parks: 14
- Ironton Park: 5.7 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 8.3 mi
- Fellin Park: 8.8 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Eureka: 3.5 mi
- Ironton: 6.2 mi
- Guston: 6.8 mi
- Capitol City: 7.6 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 5
- historic mine cart: 8.5 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.6 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.6 mi
- Marian Shrine: 9.9 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 15.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Telluride Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Lake City Museum: 15.1 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Orvis Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Animas Forks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | ESE 110° | 4,285 m | 3.6 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | E 85° | 4,280 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wetterhorn Peak | NNE 19° | 4,274 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | E 94° | 4,269 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mark Mountain | E 83° | 4,218 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SE 137° | 4,215 m | 3.2 mi |
| Half Peak | SE 130° | 4,209 m | 7.2 mi |
| Niagara Peak | SSE 147° | 4,202 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 16 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Animas Forks.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.