| Needleton | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Needleton in Colorado##Location of Needleton in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 8277 |
| Coordinates: | 37.6406°N -107.6914°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 187781 |
Needleton is an ghost town in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 8277feet.
Needleton was a station on the old Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad. The Needleton post office opened in May 1882, and closed in January 1919. The Needleton station was washed away in the flood of 1927.
Needleton is now a flag stop on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Just north of the flag stop is one of the last of two remaining wooden water tanks on the Durango and Silverton.[1]
Needleton is a popular trailhead for hiking into the Needle Mountains. The most popular hike is to the Chicago Basin.