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Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado

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Alpine, Colorado
unincorporated community
Alpine is located in the United States
Alpine
Alpine
Location of Alpine, Colorado.
Alpine is located in Colorado
Alpine
Alpine
Alpine (Colorado)
Coordinates: 38°42′40″N 106°16′37″W / 38.7111°N 106.2770°W / 38.7111; -106.2770[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyChaffee[2]
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
 • BodyChaffee County[2]
Elevation
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9,269 ft (2,825 m)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code719
GNIS pop ID203899

Alpine is a small community, sometimes considered a ghost town, in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.[3] It was founded as a mining town. The Alpine post office operated from October 26, 1874, until June 30, 1904.[4]

History

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When the mines played out, the Mary Murphy Mine about four miles from St. Elmo was the last to close in 1910, and both Alpine and St. Elmo became ghost towns. There were still a few residents who continued to live in the two towns, but the towns were nearly empty for half a century. Then in the 1950s and 1960s people rediscovered the quiet beauty of Chalk Creek gulch and built summer homes. Some of the salvageable buildings in Alpine and St. Elmo were fixed up and still stand.

The San Isabel National Forest completely surrounds Alpine and St. Elmo and prevents more extensive development. St. Elmo remains a local tourist attraction as a ghost town with a part-time general store and some year-round residents. Alpine is more residential and has no tourist interest. Alpine has about 10 families who live there year-round, and a summer population of several hundred.

Geography

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Alpine is located in Chaffee County at coordinates 38°42′40″N 106°16′37″W / 38.7111°N 106.2770°W / 38.7111; -106.2770 at an elevation 9,269 feet (2,825 m).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Alpine, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Alpine (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
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