Antero Junction, Colorado

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Antero Junction is an extinct town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The townsite is located at coordinates {{coord|38.9233|-105.9653|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-191088|display=inline}}} at an elevation of {{convert|9187|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.{{gnis|191088|Antero Junction}} Antero Junction is located at the junction of U.S. Route 285 and U.S. Route 24.{{cite web|url=http://colorado.hometownlocator.com/co/park/antero-junction.cfm|title=Antero Junction Populated Place Profile / Park County, Colorado Data}}{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Antero+Junction,+CO+80449/@38.9233439,-105.9740668,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x876ad2796dc1332d:0x7aa031d1bbd215c0!8m2!3d38.9233281!4d-105.9652906?hl=en|title=Antero Junction, Colorado 80449|accessdate=October 7, 2022}}

The community takes its name from Mount Antero and the highway junction.{{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=12|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=6}} Antero Junction never had a post office.{{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}}

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