timpas - Timpas Colorado Activities and Events Otero marita County 1 Timpas CO Sign for the old Santa Fe Crossing in Timpas CO Photo by Jeffrey Beall Quietly resting 16 miles southwest of La Junta is the ghost town of Timpas Once alive with restaurants hotels a pool and a dance hall Timpas reached a population of 120 at its height attracting residents by an irrigation project along Timpas Creek Timpas Picnic Area Trails Otero County Colorado Hiking Trails Timpas Picnic Area US Forest Service Timpas Colorado Wikipedia The nowabandoned homes in Timpas once belonged to some of Colorados earliest settlers Back in the late 1800s the areas proximity to Timpas Creek was the main reason why people established homes there Many of the residents living in Timpas were employed on an irrigation project along the flowing creek nearby Tucked away in Southeast Colorado near La Junta Timpas is pretty much a ghost town There are few homes in the community and several abandoned buildings The unincorporated community sits at 4430 feet on Colorados Great Plains Its located in Otero County There was a post office that ran from 1891 to 1970 Ghost Towns on Old Santa Fe Trail in Southeast Colorado Take a Look at the Tiny Ghost Town of Timpas Colorado K99 Timpas Picnic Area Trails Located within Comanche National Grassland Timpas Picnic Area offers 2 hiking trails a nature trail 2 covered picnic tables with grills a group picnic site RV bus parking horse hitching rails and stock water horses only To reach the Timpas Picnic Area from La Junta Colorado travel southwest along Highway 350 for16 miles and turn northwest right onto Timpas Sierra Vista Vogel Canyon above right Picket Wire Corrals Withers Canyon Overlook the Picket Wire Dinosaur Tracksite and Rourke Ranch 3 Trailheads at Vogel Canyon Withers Canyon Iron Springs bingkisan Timpas and Sierra Vista access 44 miles of trail All the trails are nonmotorized and open for hiking horseback riding and mountain Timpas Colorado CO 81067 profile population maps real estate Big Game Hunting HUNTING Hunting opportunities of all kinds are found on the Comanche National Grassland The Grasslands are divided into two separate Units the Carrizo Unit covers the far Southeastern portion of Colorado and is close to the towns of Springfield Kim Campo and Pritchett the Timpas Unit is found between La Junta and the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site Timpas is an unincorporated community located in Otero County Colorado United States The US Post Office at La Junta ZIP Code 81050 now serves Timpas postal addresses 2 A post office called Timpas was established in 1891 and remained in operation until 1970 3 Timpas Creek was the first source of water for Santa Fe National Historic Trail travelers after leaving the Arkansas River heading southwest Between 1869 and 1871 the Metcalf Ranch previously located at this site served as a stage coach station Site Information Location 16 miles from La Junta Colorado PikeSan Isabel National Forests Cimarron and Comanche National Average climate in Timpas Colorado Based on data reported by over 4000 weather stations Tornado activity Timpasarea historical tornado activity is below Colorado state averageIt is 62 smaller than the overall US average On 4131977 a category F2 max wind speeds 113157 mph tornado 241 miles away from the Timpas place center caused between 500 and 5000 in damages Enjoy a scenic picnic and hike at Timpas Picnic Area a historic site along the Santa Fe National Historic Trail Learn about the trails history the nature trail and the Sierra Vista Overlook Timpas Unit Comanche National Grassland US National Park Service PDF Comanche National Grassland Timpas muroqi Unit US Forest Service
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