Once bustling with the chatter of miners and the clinking of pickaxes, Colorado's ... 1. St. Elmo Located in Chaffee County, St. Elmo is a well-preserved ghost town that once thrived during ...

Founded in 1880, the mountain-hugging hamlet of St. Elmo remains one of Colorado’s most intact ghost towns. With a peak population of 2,000, it was served by the Denver, South Park & Pacific ...

(Courtesy of Scott Peterson)| St. Elmo, located less than 83 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado, is one of the state's best-preserved ghost towns. Formed in 1880 for miners in search of gold and ...