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Reported phenomena — as catalogued
Same Venue as 'St. Elmo' — See That Entry; Flagged for Dedup
County Road 162 (Chalk Creek Canyon), Nathrop, CO 81236
Research updated May 2026
Age
All Ages
Cost
Free
Free to visit the public streets of the town. See the 'st-elmo' entry for complete logistics.
Access
Limited Access
Dirt main street and mountain access roads
Equipment
Photos OK
Duplicate Listing - Pending Merge
Phase 2 discovery surfaced both 'st-elmo' (city listed as 'Nathrop, CO,' the nearest valley town with a post office) and 'st-elmo-ghost-town' (city listed as 'St. Elmo, CO,' the town's own historic district name) as separate venue records. They refer to the same physical place: the 1880 mining town at the head of Chalk Creek Canyon in the Sawatch Range, twenty miles southwest of Buena Vista.
This record exists to preserve resume-safety for the Phase 2 pipeline. Human review should merge the two entries; recommend retaining 'st-elmo' as primary because the entry contains the fuller research content.
For the full Stark family history, the railroad period, the mining boom, and the paranormal lore associated with Annabelle Stark, see the 'st-elmo' record.
Sources
Refer to the primary 'st-elmo' record for the complete paranormal narrative. This duplicate record carries no separate or additional lore.
St. Elmo, Colorado — see the primary 'st-elmo' entry for full content. This 'st-elmo-ghost-town' record is a duplicate Phase 2 discovery surfacing of the same Sawatch Range mining town and should be merged with the primary entry during human review.
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