BATTLE

NAME: Battle COUNTY: Carbon ROADS: 4WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Quite warm during summer time, though the roads become very icey in winter. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring/Summer ONLY!

COMMENTS: There are a number of residence in Battle still in Battle, some of whom are related to the miners who worked at Rambler and Rudefeha. The tiny township of Battle is located 13/14 miles east of Encampment and Riverside along county road 70, towards Slater, Colorado. REMAINS: Allot of ruined cabbins, even a derelict police car!

The town was named after the near by Battle pass. It was first esablished as a community for miners and loggers, it bosted a general store and a mine that bared the towns namesake, which was built at Rudefeha. The ore mined from Rudefeha by Battle's population would be shipped to Encampment to be smelted. Once the mine closed shortly after, as did shops and homes close their doors and board-up their windows. Submitted by: Ryan J. Hill

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