Brodhead is an extinct coal mining town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.

The townsite is located at coordinates 37°24′39″N 104°40′35″W / 37.4108°N 104.6764°W / 37.4108; -104.6764 (Brodhead, Colorado) at an elevation of 6,919 feet (2,109 m).

[3] The town site is about 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north of Aguilar on the western side of Interstate 25 approximately 18 miles (29 km) north of the town of Trinidad.

The Brodhead brothers had previously operated a mine in Gonzales Canyon between 1896 and 1899.

The 1911 Gazetter Publishing Company Business Directory listing for Brodhead, Las Animas Co.[6] describes the town as: And lists notable residents as: The 1929 edition of the American Mining & Metallurgical Manual lists the Temple Fuel Company operating in the canyon[8] as: A Post Office had also re-opened on July 19, 1915, only to close again on Apr 29th 1939 [7] There were a number of mines in the canyon:[8][9] There are a number of deaths known at the mines, which, in common with all mining then and now was a dangerous occupation, including: