Welcome to Nast ...

Nast is located in Pitkin County<1>.

The location of Nast has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nast, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Nast is 8,860 feet [2,701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Nast is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Nast lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Nast: (970)

Communities Also Named Nast ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nast - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nast.

Communities near Nast ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nast.

• Aspen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Aspen is located in Pitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <4>
• Leadville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <4>
• Snowmass Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
  • Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <4>
• Red Cliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>
• Biglow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
  • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
• Thomasville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
• Meredith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Lenado ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
  • Lenado is located in Pitkin County
• Troutville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Eagle County
• Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
  • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nast. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nast.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Nast. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nast.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nast. See our Newspapers Page for Nast.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nast ...

Looking for more information about Nast? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nast, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nast.

Adding Nast to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nast in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nast was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Nast in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Nast post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nast.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nast. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pitkin County: www.aspenpitkin.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/