The Town of Silverthorne is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous town in Summit County, Colorado.
Population: 3,887
Latitude: 39° 37' 55.70" N
Longitude: -106° 04' 27.41" W
The National Natural Landmarks in Colorado include 14 of the almost 600 National Natural Landmarks (NNLs) in the United States; thirteen fully within Colorado and one shared with Wyoming. They cover areas of geological, biological and historical imp…
Torreys Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is one of 53 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver.
Eagle-Vail is a former census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States, along Interstate 70 and the Eagle River. The population was 2,887 at the 2000 census. The area was not returned separately by…
Argentine Pass, elevation 13,207 ft (4,025 m), is a high mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.
Boreas Pass, elevation 11,481 ft (3,499 m), is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on the continental divide, at the crest of the Front Range along the border between Park (south)…
The Town of Blue River is a Statutory Town in Summit County, Colorado, United States.
The Sawtooth is a jagged arête joining Mount Bierstadt to (eventually) Mount Evans in the Front Range of central Colorado. The three points along this arête resemble the teeth of a saw, leading to its name. The southeast wall of the arête is the hea…
Dyersville was a mining town — now a ghost town — in Summit County, Colorado, United States. It was named after Methodist minister John Lewis Dyer.
Dumont is a small unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
Saints John, originally called Coleyville, is a former silver-mining town in Summit County, Colorado, USA. About a mile from the town of Montezuma, Saints John was the site of one of the first silver discoveries in Colorado.
Red Cliff Bridge (also known as the Eagle River Bridge) (to locals it is known as the "Silver Bridge" for it was originally painted silver) is an arch bridge near Red Cliff, Colorado that carries U.S. Highway 24 over the Eagle River and the former U…
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens are the world's highest botanical garden, located at 183 Gore Creek Drive, Vail, Colorado, USA, at an 8,200 feet (2,500 m) altitude in the Rocky Mountains. The Gardens are open to the public daily from Memorial Day to L…
Bear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River in central Colorado in the United States. Its source is Summit Lake near Mount Evans. The stream flows to a confluence with the South Platte River in Sheridan, Colorado just south of Denver. Bear C…
Shrine Pass, elevation 11,094 ft (3,381 m), is a mountain pass in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado.
Meyer–Womble Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Denver. It is located near the summit of Mount Evans in the Arapaho National Forest approximately 60 kilometers (37 mi) west of Denver, Colorado (U…
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The CDP includes the small unincorporated communities of Downieville, Dumont, and Lawson along Clear Creek and Interstate 70 west of Idaho S…
Downieville is a small unincorporated community situated along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
The Mount Evans Crest House is a building, now in ruins, located at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado. It is notable for both its significant architectural design, and its unusual location. Built at the terminus of the Mount Evans Scenic Byway, …