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Dunton Hot Springs cabin, c. 1880s
Location	Dolores, Colorado
Coordinates	37°46′17″N 108°05′34″W / 37.77139°N 108.09278°W / 37.77139; -108.09278
Elevation	8,873 feet (2,704 m)
Type	geothermal
Temperature	108 °F (42 °C)

Emma Mills and boarding house, Dunton, Colorado, c. 1900

Dunton Hot Springs men moving lumber, c. 1880s

Dunton Hot Springs, also known as Dunton, Colorado (unincorporated), is a grouping of log buildings that sits at 8,600 feet on the West Fork of the Dolores River in the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern corner of Colorado. Dunton is 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Cortez, Colorado, and 25 miles southwest of Telluride. It is currently a ghost town and is historically known for its thermal mineral springs.

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