Pitkin, Colorado should not be confused with Pitkin County, Colorado.
| Official Name: | Town of Pitkin, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gunnison |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | April 5, 1880[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 72 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 38.6086°N -106.515°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 9229 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[5] |
| Postal Code: | 81241 (PO Boxes) |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-59830 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413138 |
Pitkin is a Statutory Town in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The population was 72 at the 2020 census.
Pitkin was founded in 1879, and is said to be Colorado's first mining camp west of the Continental Divide. Originally named Quartzville, it was renamed to honor Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.[6]
Pitkin is about 28 miles northeast of Gunnison, Colorado.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all of it land.