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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nathrop, Colorado

Updated April 2, 2021
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St. Elmo Ghost Town

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
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Hancock Ghost Town

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.
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The Angel of Shavano

Maysville, Colorado

Angel of Shavano

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.
12 miles from Nathrop
The Salida Fur-Bearing Trout

Salida, Colorado

Salida Fur-Bearing Trout

The trout that grew a winter coat is mounted in its Colorado hometown.
14 miles from Nathrop
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Gunnison, Colorado

Alpine Tunnel

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.
19 miles from Nathrop

Almont, Colorado

Tincup Cemetery

Wildflower-filled 19th-century cemetery is a bucolic final resting place.
21 miles from Nathrop
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