Belden, Colorado

{{short description|Ghost town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{infobox settlement |name = Belden |settlement_type = ghost town |image_skyline = Former Site of Belden Colorado.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Site of Belden, Colorado, September 2024.{{efn|This is an aerial view of a dense forest landscape. The forest consists mostly of tall, green coniferous trees, typical of alpine or mountainous regions. In the center of the image, there is an area where trees have been cut down, with piles of logs visible on the forest floor. The cut trees appear in a few different spots, with some open spaces of bare ground among them. The forest stretches into the distance, with mountains faintly visible on the horizon under a partly cloudy sky. The terrain is hilly, and the forest appears healthy in most areas, though the cut sections give a slightly rugged feel.}} |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption =  |pushpin_map = USA#USA Colorado |pushpin_relief = |pushpin_label = Belden |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Belden, Colorado.  |coordinates = {{coord|39.5255|-106.3861|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-176127|display=it}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|id=176127|name=Belden, Colorado|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> |elevation_ft = 9646 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Colorado |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Eagle<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=January 25, 2025}}</ref> |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |governing_body = |leader_party = |leader_title = |leader_name = |unit_pref = US |area_footnotes = |area_urban_footnotes =  |area_rural_footnotes =  |area_metro_footnotes =  |area_note = |area_water_percent = |area_rank = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank2_title =  |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_rural_sq_mi = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |area_blank2_sq_mi =  |area_total_acre = |area_land_acre = |area_water_acre = |area_urban_acre = |area_rural_acre = |area_metro_acre = |area_blank1_acre = |area_blank2_acre = |length_mi = |width_mi = |dimensions_footnotes = |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = |population_density_sq_mi= auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = |area_code_type = |area_code = |iso_code = |blank_name = GNIS pop ID |blank_info = {{GNIS 4|176127}} |blank1_name = GNIS town ID |blank1_info = |blank2_name = FIPS code |blank2_info = |website = |module = |footnotes = }}

'''Belden''' is an extinct town located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at {{coord|39.5255|-106.3861|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-176127|display=inline}} at an elevation of {{convert|9646|ft}}.<ref>{{GNIS|176127}}</ref>

The community was named after D. D. Belden, the proprietor of a local mine.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=15|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=9}}</ref> Belden never had a post office.<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref> {{clear}}

==See also== {{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}} *List of ghost towns in Colorado {{clear}}

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==External links== {{sister project links|Eagle County, Colorado|auto=yes}} *[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] **[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado] {{Eagle County, Colorado|collapse_state=expanded}} {{Colorado}} {{authority control}}

Category:Former populated places in Eagle County, Colorado Category:Geography of Eagle County, Colorado Category:Ghost towns in Colorado Category:History of Colorado Category:Mining communities in Colorado