The town site of Sneffles would be difficult to locate if it were not for a sign along Camp Bird road. Upon further exploration, there are two completely collapsed buildings in the trees. Mainly visible is just the tin roof. It is hard to believe a town of 2000 people could vanish into a few tin sheets and a sign. Ghost town historian Kenneth Jessen informs me the FS sign indicating the location of Sneffles is not at the exact location, but it up the road a little bit.

Thistledown was an obscure and unknown mining camp/town. It never had a post office. Author Kenneth Jessen informs me the last remains of the Thistledown site collapsed around 1995, so the photos from Thistledown have been merged here.

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Labelled Sneffels mining camp. July 16, 1972. Courtesy of the USGS. This is actually the Torpedo-Eclipe mine, located between Sneffles and Thistledown.
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Date Taken: 2008:06:23 09:48:14

The sign marking the townsite spot. Note : This image edited to remove person(s) standing in frame.
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Date Taken: 2008:06:23 10:11:50

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Date Taken: 2008:06:23 10:14:20

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