Needleton, Colorado

Needleton
—  Unincorporated community  —
The flag stop at Needleton
Needleton Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°38′26″N 107°41′29″W / 37.64056°N 107.69139°W / 37.64056; -107.69139Coordinates: 37°38′26″N 107°41′29″W / 37.64056°N 107.69139°W / 37.64056; -107.69139
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	San Juan
Elevation	8,277 ft (2,523 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
– Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	187781[1]

Needleton is an unincorporated community in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Its elevation is 8,277 feet (2,523 m).^[1]

Needleton was a station on the old Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad. The Needleton post office opened in May 1882, and closed in January 1919. The Needleton station was washed away in the flood of 1927.

Needleton is now a flag stop on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Just north of the flag stop is one of the last of two remaining wooden water tanks on the Durango and Silverton.^[2]

Needleton is a popular trailhead for hiking into the Needle Mountains. The most popular hike is to Chicago Basin.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Needleton, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:187781. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
2. ^ Needleton history

External links

• Needle Creek - Chicago Basin trail at US Forest Service
• Needleton rail photos at Rail Pictures

• The ultimate Needleton railphoto?