Hayden Ranch Headquarters Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=03001007}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hayden Ranch Headquarters / 5LK.1340 ]. National Park Service. Sarah Zaske . Chris Geddes . July 2003 . September 19, 2018. With