Antero Junction, Colorado

Coordinates: 38°55′24″N 105°57′55″W / 38.9233°N 105.9653°W

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Antero Junction
extinct town
Looking north along U.S. Route 285; U.S. Route 24 is on the right, July 2020
Antero Junction
Coordinates: 38°55′23.88″N 105°57′55.08″W / 38.9233000°N 105.9653000°W / 38.9233000; -105.9653000
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Park County
Elevation	9,200 ft (2,800 m)

Antero Junction is an extinct town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at 38°55′24″N 105°57′55″W / 38.9233°N 105.9653°W / 38.9233; -105.9653 (Antero Junction) at an elevation of 9,187 feet (2,800 meters).^[1] Antero Junction is located at the junction of U.S. Route 285 and U.S. Route 24.^[2]^[3]

The community takes its name from Mount Antero and the highway junction.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antero Junction
^ "Antero Junction Populated Place Profile / Park County, Colorado Data".
^ "Antero Junction, Colorado 80449" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 6.

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