Ghost town · Colorado
Eureka
Eureka is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,006 m. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crown Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Alpine Loop runs past it.
ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates37.87972, -107.56500
- On the Alpine Loop
- 7.1 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 5 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 6 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crown Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Eureka Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Niagara Peak: 1.8 mi
- Dome Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Jones Mountain: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 22
- Sound Democrat Mill: 2.8 mi
- Old Hundred Tram Station: 3.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 3.6 mi
- Old Hundred Boarding House: 3.6 mi
- Duncan House: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Mother Cline Slide: 8.6 mi
- Deep South: 10.6 mi
- South Park: 10.7 mi
- New Funtier: 10.9 mi
- Grad School: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Animas Forks: 3.5 mi
- Whitecross: 5.9 mi
- Tellurium: 5.9 mi
- Silver Lake Mine Complex: 6.5 mi
- Argentum: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.5 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.5 mi
Parks: 13
- Silverton Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Ironton Park: 7.0 mi
- Molas Park: 11.1 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 11.2 mi
- Fellin Park: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Animas Forks: 3.5 mi
- Ironton: 7.3 mi
- Guston: 7.3 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 7.7 mi
- Capitol City: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Marian Shrine: 7.3 mi
- historic mine cart: 11.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 11.5 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 11.6 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 17.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Telluride Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lake City Museum: 16.9 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 21.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Orvis Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Eureka. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | NE 55° | 4,285 m | 4.0 mi |
| Redcloud Peak | ENE 62° | 4,280 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sunshine Peak | ENE 69° | 4,269 m | 8.2 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ENE 61° | 4,215 m | 2.4 mi |
| Half Peak | E 101° | 4,209 m | 5.5 mi |
| Niagara Peak | ENE 69° | 4,202 m | 1.8 mi |
| American Peak | ENE 64° | 4,184 m | 3.2 mi |
| Carson Peak | E 100° | 4,164 m | 9.0 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: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 38 | 25 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Silverton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 13 mi
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