Ashcroft
Ashcroft is an extinct mining town located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The silver mining camp was founded as Castle Forks City in the spring of 1880.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 9,520 feet (2,900 metres)
- …is also known as “Ashcroft, Colorado”
- Description: historic ghost town in Colorado, United States
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Latitude
39.0536° or 39° 3′ 13″ north
Longitude
-106.79976° or 106° 47′ 59″ west
Open location code
85FM3632+C3
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