Kokomo, Colorado

Kokomo is a silver- and gold-mining ghost town in Summit County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

[5] A post office called Kokomo was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1965.

[7] The town burned again in 1881, marking the beginning of decline and resulting in a merger with the community of Recen.

[5] In the 1890s, Kokomo was at the highest elevation (10,618 feet) of any incorporated town in the state.

[8] The town reached zero population in the 1960s when the land was bought by Climax Molybdenum Company to use as a tailings dump.

Map of Colorado highlighting Summit County