Ironton, Colorado facts for kids
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Ironton
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Mining ghost town
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Ironton Ghost Town in 2014
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 Ironton
Location in Colorado
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| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray |
| Elevation | 9,800 ft (3,000 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
81432
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| GNIS feature ID | 187227 |
Ironton is a ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston of Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns. During the 1880s and 1890s, Ironton formed part of the Red Mountain Pass mining district, the second largest silver mining district in Colorado.
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