Antero Junction, Colorado
Antero Junction is a ghost town in Park County, Colorado. The elevation of Antero Junction is at 9,186 feet. Antero Junction is along U.S. Highway 285 and U.S. Highway 24.[1]
The community takes its name from Mount Antero.[2]
Most of the property in Antero Junction was purchased in 2012 and is being redeveloped as a commercial space with a recreational marijuana dispensary and eco-friendly geothermal grow operations leaving the existing residential property mostly unchanged.[3]
References
- http://colorado.hometownlocator.com/co/park/antero-junction.cfm
- 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.
- "Recreational Marijuana Dispensary in South Park, Colorado". Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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