Altman

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · COLORADO

A historical populated place in Teller County, Colorado, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Altman
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Colorado
County: Teller County
USGS Map: Cripple Creek South
Coordinates: 38.7360995, -105.1338686
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GNIS Feature ID: 203908

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Ghost Town

GNIS historical note

Said to be highest incorporated town in N.A.

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 203908. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.