Lenado, Colorado
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View of the historic mining camp of Lenado, Colorado, looking eastward
Lenado, Colorado, elevation 8,540 feet (2,600 meters),[1] is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado near Woody Creek along Woody Creek Road. Its main period of activity was in the late 19th century, due to the local lead and zinc deposits, during which time it was home to ca. 300 people. Following a slump in lead prices, the town became abandoned soon later, notwithstanding a brief surge in activity after 1917 due to a zinc shortage brought on by the First World War.[2][3]
In the mid-1960s and early 1970s Lenado was resurrected into a logging community and lumber mill which was home to about 100 people working and living there for 15 years.
See also[]
- Colorado
- Outline of Colorado
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Colorado statistical areas
- Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
- List of counties in Colorado
- List of places in Colorado
- Protected areas of Colorado
References[]
- ^ "Lenado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Ghost Town website entry on Lenado
- ^ Aspen Daily News article about Lenado
External links[]
Coordinates: 39°14′33″N 106°45′45″W / 39.24250°N 106.76250°W
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Colorado
- Former populated places in Pitkin County, Colorado
- Colorado geography stubs