Hayden Ranch Headquarters

Hayden Ranch Headquarters is located near Leadville, Colorado and is an example of early high country agricultural operations. Colorado Mountain College currently owns the property.

Hayden Ranch headquarters
LocationWest of Route 24, Leadville, Colorado
Coordinates39°07′41″N 106°18′45″W
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built byFrancis Hayden, John Weir
Architectural stylelog cabin
NRHP reference No.03001007[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 2003

A 35 acres (14 ha) portion of the original ranch was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The listing included 16 contributing buildings and a contributing site.

The ranch is at elevation of 9,180 feet (2,800 m). It is located about ten miles south of Leadville and eighteen miles north of Granite, Colorado on U.S. Highway 24, which is also known as the Top of the Rockies State and National Historic and Scenic Byway. It is close to the Derry Mining Site Camp, which is also National Register-listed.[2]

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