Camp Bird, Colorado
Camp Bird, Colorado | |
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  Camp Bird Location of Camp Bird, Colorado.  Camp Bird Camp Bird (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′22″N 107°43′35″W / 37.9728°N 107.7264°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Ouray County[1] |
| Elevation | 9,728 ft (2,965 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 81427 (Ouray, Colorado) |
| GNIS pop ID | 187260 |
Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.[4] It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361 (Camp Bird Road).
History
[edit]The town was famous for Camp Bird Mine.[5] The Campbird, Colorado, post office operated from April 28, 1898, until March 15, 1919.[6]
Today it is an unincorporated community, though it maintains a very small populace.[4]
See also
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- List of ghost towns in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Camp Bird, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Camp Bird Maps, Facts, and Features". Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Camp Bird". Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ 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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