Haunted Places in Copper Mountain, Colorado
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The Gold Pan
Breckenridge, CO
5.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Although this 1870's saloon is now home to a bustling restaurant and bar, much of the paranormal activity reported in this building is confined to the upper floor, where tenants of several rented rooms have reported the spirits of a woman and a miner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Historic Brown Hotel
Breckenridge, CO
5.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
According to local legend, in around 1900 a lady of the night named Ms. Whitney decided to use the hotel for her business. The owner was not happy with her plan -- he allegedly murdered her. Her ghost is said to remain on the premises, seen often in the women's …
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The Prospector Restaurant
Breckenridge, CO
5.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This former boarding house is now an old-fashioned restaurant, and is haunted by a female presence known to staff and diners as 'Sylvia'. She is somewhat hostile towards females, but warmer towards males. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Schwartz Hotel
Fairplay, CO
15.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This 1890s-era hotel building is now said to be privately owned, so please respect the owners' privacy. Folks say that they've seen strange lights and had eerie feelings as they walked past this building, and according to local legend there are at least three ghosts here. A father and son …
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Delaware Hotel
Leadville, CO
19.5 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
A painter, restoring one of the hotel's hallways, felt numerous cold spots. It is said that the spirit of Mary Coffey, who was shot in the back and paralysed by her husband in their room at the hotel in 1889 still resides here. The vision of a woman has been …
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Alps Motel
Leadville, CO
19.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
It is said that this motel is haunted, as is evidenced by drastic changes in temperature and a pervasive feeling of dread.
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Fairplay Valiton Hotel
Fairplay, CO
20.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This hotel is said to be the home of Julia. One report says she killed herself here after losing her baby; another says she committed suicide after turning down a marriage proposal. Julia's Room is said to be one of the most haunted places here. She also has been witnessed …
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Hamill House Museum
Georgetown, CO
27.3 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This house dates back to 1867 and is one of the oldest in Georgetown, Colorado, a once-wealthy town known as the "Silver Queen of Colorado." The Hamill family made its fortune in the local silver-mining business. This house was considered one of the finest in the area, but it went …
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Rose Street Bed and Breakfast
Georgetown, CO
27.3 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Guests at this historic bed and breakfast claim to have seen the apparition of a woman standing on the landing, while others claim to have heard sobs coming from disused rooms. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cafe Prague - Troias
Georgetown, CO
27.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This historic saloon is now a quaint Italian restaurant called "Troias" (previously it was "Cafe Prague"), but is allegedly haunted by a man who was hanged after shooting his opponent during a poker game. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Hotel de Paris Museum
Georgetown, CO
27.5 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Visitors and staff to this 1875 hotel museum have reported an eerie presence, cold spots and the smell of cigarette smoke, even though smoking his banned on the premises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Peck House Hotel
Empire, CO
30.2 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This former house hotel is now a private residence, so please respect the owners privacy. Hidden deep in the mountains, this hotel was rumoured to be haunted by at least two ghosts. The first was that of a male owner who was thrown from his carriage and died. His apparition …
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Twin Lakes Inn
Twin Lakes, CO
32.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This historic inn was formerly a stage stop and a brothel, and is rumoured to be haunted. Apparitions include a disembodied pair of hands, a bordello madam in a pink dress and a cowboy who leans against doorways. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Chateau L'Acadienne
Central City, CO
39.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This 1870's bed and breakfast inn was built during the gold rush era, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests claim to have encountered the apparition of a young woman in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to move jewellery around rooms at night. Word is though that this …
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Central City Opera House
Central City, CO
39.2 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This historic opera house was the first in town, and is haunted by at least three ghosts. These include a former doorman, an actor who drank himself to death and a long dead female patron. Staff claim to occasionally smell alcohol and cigar smoke when no one is around, and …
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Lace House Museum
Central City, CO
39.8 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This historic house was moved from its original location due to the demand of the casino economy, and it is unclear as to whether the ghosts that inhabited the old building moved with it. In any case, workers and visitors used to report ghostly laughter, disembodied footsteps and a shadowy …
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Gilpin Hotel Casino
Black Hawk, CO
40.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
At this establishment, witnesses have reported seeing a female apparition on the second floor. Her name is said to be Lucille, and folks in the know say she committed suicide here upon finding out that her boyfriend was killed in a mining mishap.
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Brook Forest Inn
Evergreen, CO
40.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
At this inn originally built in the early 1900s, many ghosts are said to walk. The top floor is home to two: Jessica, a chambermaid who was murdered by her stable-hand lover, and the stable hand himself, who committed suicide after committing the dastardly deed. On the second floor lives …
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Highline Cafe and Saloon - Mountain Muffin
Hartsel, CO
41.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Formerly Mountain Muffin Restaurant, the Highline Cafe and Saloon building was an ice cream parlor in the 1900s. Its back room is rumored to have been the setting for a hanging suicide long ago. So the story goes, a man killed another man over a love triangle, and then hanged …
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Hotel Jerome
Aspen, CO
42.2 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a boy who drowned in the swimming pool, a maid who died after falling into the ice covered pond and falling ill and other random hauntings. If you want to try your luck at a haunted room, pick 310, this is reportedly a room …
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Pioneer Park - Henry Webber House
Aspen, CO
42.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The Henry Webber House is said to be haunted by Harriet Webber, the wife of the home's builder. She reportedly died in 1881, interestingly enough four years before the house was built, of accidental strychnine poisoning.
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Hiwan Homestead Museum
Golden, CO
44.6 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Hiwan Homestead Museum has a 25-room 1893 log lodge as well as its other buildings. Besides its historic exhibits and structures, the museum also is rumored to have a spirit that resides in its Spinning Room. The apparition, witnesses say, is a grayish-white figure in a long nightgown. The ghost …
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Mount Vernon Country Club
Golden, CO
48.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Stories about the Mount Vernon Country Club say a ghost has been heard walking across the lobby floor when no one is walking in the building. When the employee who heard the ghost asked "Who's there?" he was surprised to see a straw fly from a glass on a shelf …
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Buffalo Bill Museum
Golden, CO
50.7 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Buffalo Bill’s Grave and Museum on Lookout Mountain is believed to be haunted by Buffalo Bill himself. But that's not all. Legend has it that a woman fell to her death on the premises, and her apparition has been seen here as well. Ghostly evidence: Witnesses say objects fall or …
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Red Rocks Amphitheater
Golden, CO
51.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in the Rocky Mountain Foothills is a popular concert venue that's rumored to be haunted by a couple of ghosts. One is a bearded man holding a bottle, believed to be a miner. He shows for a moment and then disappears. The other is a …
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Heritage Square
Golden, CO
51.6 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Heritage Square is a shopping center and amusement park that has a haunted legend. The resident spirit is a man who long ago was killed after falling in love with a Native-American girl. Her family didn't approve of the match, and he was chasing her in his wagon when he …
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Antero Hot Spring Cabins
Nathrop, CO
53.6 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
We stayed in the Cottonwood Cabin on my 40th birthday. After I fell asleep in the downstairs bedroom, I felt someone touch my shoulder. My boyfriend had fallen asleep on the couch upstairs so I thought it was him, but when I woke up and looked there was no one …
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University of Colorado - Macky Auditorium
Boulder, CO
57.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
According to campus legend, Macky Auditorium has two ghosts. One is a young woman who was raped and murdered by a janitor in the 1960s when he found her practicing her opera singing. Although there sadly has been no phantom opera singing, a ghostly organ plays by itself late at …
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Hotel Boulderado
Boulder, CO
58.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This early 1900s hotel building is said to be haunted and Rooms 302 and 304 as the most so. In these rooms witnesses have seen apparitions and have experienced electrical disturbances and disembodied voices. These rooms are said to be the site of a double suicide. A chloroformed himself to …
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University of Colorado Boulder - The College Inn
Boulder, CO
58.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Sadly, this building was recently (2013) demolished due to asbestos issues. At the former inn, the south side of the third floor used to be a hot spot for supernatural activity. Witnesses have seen smoky forms, bloodlike stains that appear on the walls, and elevator doors that open and close …
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Boulder Theater
Boulder, CO
58.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The theater's ghost is named George Paper, in life a theater manager in the 1940s. He was hanged accidentally by some dangling wiring. George has been known to show up as an apparition, turn lights off and on, turn on bathroom faucets, and open the bathroom doors. Several witnesses have …
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Costello Street Coffee House
Florissant, CO
59.7 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The 1886 Costello Street Coffee House, once a private home, is purported to house the ghost of former owner James Costello, who passed away there. Costello's wife Catherine also died here when her dress caught fire. The restaurant's ghosts are said to turn lights on, play with animated holiday figures, …
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Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Brewpub
Arvada, CO
60.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
In the 1940s when this building was a private home, a woman named Cora Van Voorhis fell to her death from the top of the stairs. Cora’s granddaughter had said she saw Cora’s ghost after the funeral, so it isn't all that unlikely that her spirit still remains here. When …
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Oak Tree Inn
Yampa, CO
60.3 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Located just down the street from the haunted Royal Hotel, this inn was built on the site of a former hospital. Guests staying here have reported seeing the apparition of a cowboy, smelling cigarette smoke and hearing two young children playing in the hotel corridors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Littleton Cemetery
Littleton, CO
60.3 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Littleton Cemetery's eerie story is about alleged cannibal Alfred Packer, who is buried here. But it's not Packer's ghost, it's his goat who haunts the graveyard. Angelica the Goat, alleged to have been Packer's spirit medium, is believed to linger in spirit here among the graves.
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Royal Hotel
Yampa, CO
60.3 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
This historic hotel is believed to be haunted by two spirits. The first is the apparition of a young woman who is seen rushing through the hallways of the hotel. Her disembodied footsteps have also been heard in various parts of the hotel. The second is a ghost the hotel …
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Town Hall Arts Center
Littleton, CO
60.4 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Town Hall Arts Center from the 1920s used to house city offices and a jail, and now, apparently, it houses some ghosts. Furniture is often moved or rearranged, and witnesses have heard disembodied laughter and unexplained music that goes on long after dark.
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Historic Elitch Gardens Theater
Denver, CO
61.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
It is said that Mary Long Elitch still roams the theater. Through the 1960's, stars performing here have reported seeing Mary Sitting Usually sitting on the top deck. (Submitted by Scott E)
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Crested Butte Cemetery
Crested Butte, CO
62.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
An allegedly dirty and stinky but friendly hitchhiking ghost is said to come from the cemetery looking for passersby to give him a ride to Gothic. He's seen along the mountain near dawn, and isn't familiar with modern cars. He has been known to ask drivers “What do you call …
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Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens
Denver, CO
62.6 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The building was apartments in the 1970s, and during that time, a 17-year-old runaway girl and her friend allegedly were murdered here. Footsteps have been heard, and the apparition of a 1920s-era flapper girl also has been seen here.
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The Buckhorn Exchange
Denver, CO
62.6 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Denver’s oldest restaurant and holder of liquor license #1 in Colorado, the 1893 establishment was originally a trading post that catered to miners, railroad builders and pioneers. The restaurant boasts of President Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 visit as well as its plethora of ghostly patrons. Reports abound of voices, footsteps, and …
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Tivoli Brewery Company Building
Denver, CO
62.8 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The former Tivoli Brewery Company Building, built in the 1870s, is now the student center on the Auraria campus and is rumored to be haunted. One of the most-often-met ghosts is a little girl thought to have died in a house that once stood on the site of one of …
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Dogwood Cocktail Cabin
Crested Butte, CO
62.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Before Dogwood Cocktail Cabin was a lounge, it was an actual cabin where miners once lived--and some still do. The ghosts of deceased miners are said to show up as anomalies on photographs taken inside.
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Elk Mountain Lodge
Crested Butte, CO
62.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
The 1919 hotel was originally built for miners, and was used as such until the Big Mine closed in 1952. It changed hands and became the Elk Mountain Lodge. It still has the original coal stove and buttresses, and it's said to be haunted by the spirits of those who …
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Empire Restaurant - Pasquinis
Louisville, CO
62.9 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Formerly Pasquini's, a pizzeria, the Empire Restaurant now occupies the building. The building is rumored to be haunted by a young woman who was shot to death while trying to break up a fight here during the turn of the century, when it was a gambling hall. Witnesses say they …
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Osgood Castle - Redstone Castle
Carbondale, CO
63.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Folks say the ghost of the owner, John C. Osgood, still lingers on the property. Also lingering is the smell of his ghostly cigar smoke, which is how the caretaker detected the ghost's presence when no one else was on the property.
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Old Louisville Inn
Louisville, CO
63.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Employees working late hours in this historic restaurant have reported hearing coughing and ghostly voices, as well as feeling an unseen presence in the attic. Other reports indicate that a disembodied hand has been seen operating the cash register. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Forest Queen Hotel
Crested Butte, CO
63.0 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Forest Queen Hotel has a ghost named Elizabeth who stayed here long ago. According to local lore, she fell in love with a shady gambler and gave him her life's savings, after which he skipped town, leaving her broke. The distraught Elizabeth killed herself by jumping out the hotel window …
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The Slogar
Crested Butte, CO
63.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
Slogar’s is locally famous for its fried chicken--and its ghosts. Witnesses have seen apparitions of saloon girls in big skirts late at night.
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Hotel Colorado
Glenwood Springs, CO
63.1 miles from Copper Mountain, CO
At this 1893 hotel, witnesses say that the elevator works by itself, doors open and close on their own, and there is a phantom smell of cigat smoke in the lobby. The apparition of a little girl in Victorian clothing has been seen on the staircase, and if that weren't …
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