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Cross Mountain is a ghost town in Moffat County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

The Cross Mountain post office opened on July 16, 1919, and closed on November 15, 1943. The town got its name from the nearby mesa, also named Cross Mountain. The mesa is contained within a wilderness study area and is owned by the Bureau of Land Management.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Colorado

References

1. 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.
2. "TopoView". Retrieved September 5, 2021.
3. "Cross Mountain WSA - Bureau of Land Management". Retrieved September 5, 2021.

External links

• State of Colorado
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