Fort Lyon, Colorado | |
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Fort Lyon (2013) | |
Location within Bent County and Colorado | |
Coordinates: 38°05′48″N103°09′07″W / 38.09667°N 103.15194°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Bent |
Elevation | 3,888 ft (1,185 m) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code | 81054 [2] |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS ID | 204828 [1] |
Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. [1]
A post office called Fort Lyon was established in 1862. [3] The Fort Lyon Post Office had the ZIP Code 81038, though the zip code for nearby Las Animas (81054) is also used. [2]
The community was named after Nathaniel Lyon, an officer in the American Civil War. [4]
The ghost town of Sheridan, in Logan County, Kansas, became a railhead for westbound freight to the Santa Fe Trail on a 120-mile (190 km) wagon road to the area. [5]
Some German prisoners of war were buried at Fort Lyon and built furniture and worked on local roads. [6]
Fort Lyon is located at 38°05′48″N103°09′07″W / 38.09667°N 103.15194°W (38.096741,-103.152008).
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Lyon has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [7]