Is Poncha Pass really haunted?

Visitors rate Poncha Pass at 50 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.

Where is Poncha Pass located?

The address is Off 285, S of Poncha Springs, CO. GPS coordinates: 38.4222204, -106.0869615.

What kind of haunted place is Poncha Pass?

Poncha Pass is listed under Miscellaneous in our Colorado section.

What is the nearest town to Poncha Pass?

Poncha Springs, CO is the closest town, about 6.3 miles away, with Salida (9.1 mi.) and Bonanza (9.3 mi.) also nearby.

Poncha Pass - Salida, CO | Haunted Places

Poncha Pass has a tract of land with a dugout cabin, corral and little gold mine. It's owned by the Boy Scouts and is used for their Rocky Mountain High Adventure base. The dugout is said to be haunted, as moans and murmurs are heard coming from it in the night. Legend has it that back in the 1600s, some gold was buried around here by De Anza. But a miner found the old Spanish gold, and shortly thereafter, he told folks about lights and voices that had ordered him to relinquish the gold and leave town. But he didn't heed the warnings: He was found scared literally to death, locked in the dugout, without a single mark on his body. The area is also said to be haunted by another ghost, an old man in tattered gray Civil War duds who either salutes passersby or asks them for help--then disappears.

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Geographic Information

Address

Off 285
S of Poncha Springs, CO
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GPS

38.4222204, -106.0869615

County

Chaffee County County, Colorado

Nearest Towns

Poncha Springs, CO (6.3 mi.)
Salida, CO (9.1 mi.)
Bonanza, CO (9.3 mi.)
Smeltertown, CO (9.5 mi.)
Maysville, CO (9.8 mi.)
Howard, CO (13.7 mi.)
Garfield, CO (14.3 mi.)
Coaldale, CO (18.3 mi.)
Cotopaxi, CO (21.9 mi.)
Saguache, CO (23.3 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Poncha Pass really haunted?: Visitors rate Poncha Pass at 50 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.
Where is Poncha Pass located?: The address is Off 285, S of Poncha Springs, CO. GPS coordinates: 38.4222204, -106.0869615.
What kind of haunted place is Poncha Pass?: Poncha Pass is listed under Miscellaneous in our Colorado section.
What is the nearest town to Poncha Pass?: Poncha Springs, CO is the closest town, about 6.3 miles away, with Salida (9.1 mi.) and Bonanza (9.3 mi.) also nearby.

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