Official Name: | Sopris, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Colorado#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sopris |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Colorado##Location in the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Colorado |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Las Animas County[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 37.1692°N -104.4939°W |
Elevation M: | 1908 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 81082 (Trinidad) |
Area Code: | 719 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0194702 |
Sopris was an unincorporated community located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town is now under the surface of Trinidad Lake in Trinidad Lake State Park.
The U.S. Post Office at Trinidad (ZIP Code 81082) now serves Sopris postal addresses.[2]
The community was named after General E. B. Sopris, a local land owner.[3]
Sopris is located at 37.1692°N -104.4939°W (37.169208,-104.493885).