Ghost town · Colorado
Guston
Guston is a ghost town in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 3,307 m. Mount Sneffels stands 4,315 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain Number 2, a peak 0.5 miles away. San Juan Skyway passes 0.5 miles off.
ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1883
How to reach it
Coordinates37.91639, -107.69028
- 0.5 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 21.6 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Red Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 6 mi
- Look Out Point · 7 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Red Mountain Number 2: 0.5 mi
- Red Mountain Number 3: 1.0 mi
- Brown Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Red Mountain Number 1: 1.6 mi
- Carbon Knob: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 22
- Galena Queen Shaft House: 1.7 mi
- Fort Peabody: 2.5 mi
- The Wall: 3.7 mi
- The Steps: 3.9 mi
- Smuggler Union Tramhouse: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Mother Cline Slide: 5.0 mi
- Deep South: 6.7 mi
- South Park: 6.7 mi
- New Funtier: 6.8 mi
- Grad School: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Red Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 0.9 mi
- Tomboy: 4.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 6.6 mi
- Ouray Climbers Memorial: 6.9 mi
Parks: 15
- Ironton Park: 1.7 mi
- Town Park: 6.4 mi
- Ore Station Park: 6.9 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Judy Long Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Upper Ingram Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 3.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 4.3 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sneffels Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Red Mountain Town: 1.1 mi
- Ironton: 1.3 mi
- Tomboy: 3.8 mi
- Sneffels: 5.2 mi
- Animas Forks: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 5
- Marian Shrine: 7.4 mi
- historic mine cart: 7.4 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 7.5 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 7.6 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 21.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Telluride Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lake City Museum: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Orvis Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
- Rico 1: 23.8 mi
- Rico 2: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike path access: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Guston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sneffels | NW 317° | 4,315 m | 8.2 mi |
| Potosi Peak | NNW 328° | 4,195 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cirque Mountain | NW 324° | 4,175 m | 7.5 mi |
| Teakettle Mountain | NNW 326° | 4,172 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gilpin Peak | NW 311° | 4,162 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lookout Peak | SW 233° | 4,151 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Emma | NW 307° | 4,138 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wasatch Mountain | WSW 252° | 4,127 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southwestern Colorado · 13 mi
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