Hartsel in Park County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hartsel
And The Surrounding Area
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2017
1. Hartsel Marker
At the center of Colorado, the Hartsel area served as a summer hunting ground for the Mountain Utes and other American Indian tribes. After 1860, fields of irrigated hay replaced native grasses, domestic cattle and sheep replaced the bison, and European-American ranchers and settlers displaced American Indian hunters. Today, recreation is the main pursuit of most visitors. Two state parks in the Hartsel area receive 300,000 visitors per year.
Erected by Colorado Historical Society, Colorado Division of Wildlife and Park County Tourism & Community Development Office.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 1.268′ N, 105° 47.807′ W. Marker is in Hartsel, Colorado, in Park County. It is on U.S. 24 0.2 miles west of State Highway 9, on the left when traveling west. Marker is centerpiece in kiosk of three markers, just west of the former Mobile Gas Station now comically labeled "Hartsel Jail & Sheriff's Office".
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Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Heritage (here, next to this marker); The Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel (approx. 17.8 miles away).
Also see . . . Hartsel Depot: A Short History. Hartsel Depot Project South Park, Colorado website entry:
The Hartsel Depot still stands on the same ground it was built on more than 120 years ago. The Colorado Midland Railway built the depot in the spring of 1887. This depot allowed many, if not all of the businesses to import goods and export livestock and hay on the railway. At the time it was a faster and more efficient way to transport. A mail and telegraph office were also made available to the small remote town. The railway brought tourists through the depot to soak
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2017
2. Hartsel Marker Kiosk (wide view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2017
3. "Hartsel Jail & Sheriff's Office" (behind marker)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2017
4. "Welcome to Hartsel" sign (across U.S. Highway 24 from marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
