Querida, Colorado
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Querida, Colorado | |
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Remains of the Bassick silver mine, Querida | |
Location in Custer County and the state of Colorado Querida, Colorado (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 38°07′34″N 105°20′04″W / 38.12611°N 105.33444°W | |
Country | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
State | File:Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado |
County | Custer County[1] |
Government | |
• Type | ghost town |
Elevation | 8,986 ft (2,739 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 0203574 |
Querida (also called Bassick City) is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado, United States.[1] 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°07′34″N 105°20′04″W / 38.12611°N 105.33444°W (38.1261125,-105.3344427).[1] Querida is located on the eastern flanks of the Wet Mountain Valley.
See also
List of ghost towns in Colorado
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.