Cross Mountain, Colorado

Ghost town in Colorado, USA

Cross Mountain is a ghost town in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

The Cross Mountain post office opened on July 16, 1919, and closed on November 15, 1943.[1] The town got its name from the nearby mesa, also named Cross Mountain.[2] The mesa is contained within a wilderness study area and is owned by the Bureau of Land Management.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
  2. ^ "TopoView". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cross Mountain WSA - Bureau of Land Management". Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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