Querida, Colorado Explained

Official Name:Querida, Colorado
Pushpin Map:Colorado#USA
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Custer County[1]
Government Type:ghost town
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.1261°N -105.3344°W
Elevation M:2739
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:0203574

Querida (also called Bassick City) is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States. The town was built to serve the surrounding silver mines, the most important of which was the Bassick mine. Querida is Spanish for "beloved."

Geography

Querida is located at 38.1261°N -105.3344°W (38.1261125,-105.3344427). Querida is located on the eastern flanks of the Wet Mountain Valley.

See also

List of ghost towns in Colorado

References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.

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