Camp Bird, Colorado
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Camp Bird Location of Camp Bird, Colorado Camp Bird Camp Bird (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′22″N 107°43′35″W / 37.9728°N 107.7264°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Ouray County[1] |
| 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 |
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
- List of ghost towns in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Camp Bird, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "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.
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