Ironton, Colorado
Ironton | |
|---|---|
Mining ghost town | |
Ironton Ghost Town in 2014 | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′58″N 107°40′49″W / 37.9328°N 107.6803°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Ouray |
| Elevation 2987 | 9,800 ft (3,000 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 81432 |
| GNIS feature ID | 187227 |
Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and 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. The Ironton post office operated from May 2, 1883, until August 2, 1920.