Keota, Colorado

Keota
Remains of the Keota church, 2010
Remains of the Keota church, 2010
Keota is located in Colorado
Keota
Keota
Coordinates: 40°42′10″N 104°04′31″W / 40.70278°N 104.07528°W / 40.70278; -104.07528
CountryUSA
StateColorado
CountyWeld
Established1880

Keota is a mostly abandoned town located on the prairie in the Pawnee National Grasslands in Weld County in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Keota's elevation is 4,964 ft (1,513 m).[1] Keota is located approximately 50 miles east of Fort Collins on County Road 103. Pawnee Buttes, a pair of prominent sandstone escarpments, which are significant nesting areas for hawks, falcons, and eagles, is located nearby.

  1. ^ "Keota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 16 February 2011.