Querida (also called Bassick City) is a ghost town in Custer County, Colorado. The town was built to serve the Bassick mine.
Querida is Spanish for “beloved”. In 1870s they had population over 1,200… more then the town of Westcliffe has today…
The old school house stood until the 1970s… when it was tourched by disgruntled locals because some hippies had squatted there and refused to leave… no arrests were made.
Only thing that remains today is the chimney…
Written by Richard Posadas and shared on the Custer County Westcliffe/ Silver Cliff/ Wetmore/ Hillside Information Facebook Page on October 5, 2026.
