Hayden Ranch headquarters | |
Location: | West of Route 24, Leadville, Colorado |
Coordinates: | 39.1281°N -106.3125°W |
Builder: | Francis Hayden, John Weir |
Architecture: | log cabin |
Added: | October 11, 2003 |
Area: | 35acres |
Refnum: | 03001007 |
Hayden Ranch Headquarters is located near Leadville, Colorado and is an example of early high country agricultural operations. Colorado Mountain College currently owns the property.
A 35acres portion of the original ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The listing included 16 contributing buildings and a contributing site.
The ranch is at elevation of 9180feet. It is located about ten miles south of Leadville and eighteen miles north of Granite, Colorado on U.S. Highway 24, which is also known as the Top of the Rockies State and National Historic and Scenic Byway. It is close to the Derry Mining Site Camp, which is also National Register-listed.[1]