National and State Register

Boreas Railroad Station Site

Park County

The site, located at an elevation of 11,498 feet, was a key element of the Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad’s route that ran from Como to Breckenridge and then on to Leadville. 

A photo of a couple buildings with log walls and gable roofs with mountains in the background.

Boreas Railroad Station Site (1998 photograph.)

The narrow gauge line was completed in 1883.  The station was a major hub both during construction of the route and during its period of operation from 1882 to 1937.  The most prominent surviving structure is the one and one half story log section. 

This site continues into Summit County. 

National Register

Address

Boreas Pass Rd., Pike National Forest, northwest of Como

Site Number

5PA..585/5ST.494