Camp Bird, Colorado
Camp Bird, Colorado | |
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 Mill at the Camp Bird Mine, October 1940 | |
  Camp Bird Location of Camp Bird, Colorado  Camp Bird Camp Bird (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′22″N 107°43′35″W / 37.97278°N 107.72639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated community |
| • Body | Ouray County[2] |
| Elevation | 9,728 ft (2,965 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[3] | 81427 (Ouray, Colorado) |
| GNIS pop ID | 187260[1] |
Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.[4] It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361 (Camp Bird Road).
History
The town was famous for Camp Bird Mine.[5] The Campbird, Colorado, post office operated from April 28, 1898, until March 15, 1919.[6]
Today it is an unincorporated community with a very small populace.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Bird, Colorado
- 1 2 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- 1 2 "Camp Bird Maps, Facts, and Features". Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Camp Bird". Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camp Bird Mine.
- Camp Bird, Colorado at Western Mining History. With historic photos. Accessed 17 APR 2026
- State of Colorado
- History Colorado
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