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West, Colorado

Animas Forks CO (restricted)

Old dump ground Inferred from historyRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: Look only on public ground..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1873-1900

BLM-stabilized ghost town on the Alpine Loop; documented.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

11,200 ft
avalanche terrain off-season.

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