Ames

Ames is a ghost town in , United States. Ames has an elevation of 8,720 feet.
Wikipedia
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: historic unicorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States
  • Also known as: “Ames, CO” and “Ames, Colorado”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophir and Mountain Village.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in , United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose. is situated 3 miles east of Ames.

Village
Photo: SkiVillage, CC BY 3.0.
is a home rule municipality in , southwestern . It is located just southwest of , in the . is situated 5 miles north of Ames.

Ames

Latitude
37.86472° or 37° 51′ 53″ north
Longitude
-107.88229° or 107° 52′ 56″ west
Elevation
8,720 feet (2,658 metres)
Open location code
859JV479+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151859271
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
5411783
Wiki­data ID
Q4745851
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ames” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أميس”
  • French: “Ames”
  • German: “Ames”
  • Hungarian: “Ames”
  • Irish: “Ames”
  • Japanese: “エームズ”
  • Persian: “امس، کلورادو”
  • Persian: “امس”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آمز، کولورادو”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آمز”
  • Uzbek: “Ames”

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