SUBLETTE

NAME: Sublette COUNTY: Rio Arriba ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Cold winter, snow, mild summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: May be accessed via the Cumbres and Toltec Railway at MP 306.1. For vehicle access location is about 0.5 miles South of FDR 103. Lat/Long N36 59.334', W106 13.801'. Vehicle access requires a high clearance and 4WD if wet. Elevation is 9375'. REMAINS: Most railraod related structures.

Sublette was a section station town for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, San Juan Branch. Maintenance crews lived here. The town contained a section house, two bunk houses, a coal storage house, a water tower, and a 1000' RR siding. All structures still exist except the water tower which was removed in 1937. The D&RG RR operated this branch during the years 1880-1967. Submitted by: Douglas Matthes

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