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Buckhorn_Mtn
Photos of the Buckhorn Mountain facility, one of the sites on AT&T's first transcontinental microwave network.

DSC00739 Welcome to Buckhorn Mountain Colorado. This is looking west from about the same place as the old B&W photos we've seen were taken.
DSC00730 Buckhorn is now either a TV or radio station. These are the current
DSC00733 Looking north east. Note the seatbelt sign.
DSC00723 The AT&T
DSC00729 These spreaders on the legs of the tower are common on sites built on unstable or sandy soil.
DSC00711 The front door of the building was open (as usual) and inside the entry way was this mural painted by
DSC00718 The south side of the building, looking north west.
DSC00720 Looking east.
DSC00708 Looking south east.
DSC00710 The
DSC00705 Looking south east. Note the vehicle baricades placed around the south and west sides of the property. There are actually three layers; two of which you can see here and another set down the slope a bit.
DSC00706 Well heads?
DSC00699 Looking west.
DSC00703 Even the barriers around the property are labled and serialized just like the tower.
DSC00682 The signage on the east side of the building. It used to read
DSC00689 Looking west from the north side of the property.
DSC00693 Looking south from the west side of the property.
DSC00685 Verification.
DSC00691 A view of the tower looking east from the north west corner of the property.
DSC00707 Three diesel generators... This site was huge in its heyday.
DSC00741 Looking north.

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