Copper Mountain is an
unincorporated community
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and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Summit County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The CDP is a part of the
Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,055. The county seat and largest town is Breckenridge.
Summit County comprises the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
. The population of the Copper Mountain CDP was 385 at the
United States Census 2010
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.
The Copper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan District provides services. The
Frisco post office
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serves the area.
[ The Copper Mountain CDP includes the Copper Mountain Ski Resort and Copper Mountain village.
]
History
Copper Mountain was originally named "Wheeler" for a local judge and developer, and it has also been known as "Wheeler Station" in the past. The naming question was settled by a decision from the Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
, which ruled in favor of "Copper Mountain" in 1977.[
]
Geography
Copper Mountain is located approximately north-northeast of Leadville
The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,602 at the 2010 census and an estimated ...
in the White River National Forest
White River National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River (Green River), White River that passes through its northern section. It is the most visited National Forest ...
. Copper Mountain village has an elevation of .
The Copper Mountain CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
*Outline of Colorado
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Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado ...
**Index of Colorado-related articles
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0–9
* .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado
* 4 Corners
** 4 Corners Monument
* 6th Principal Meridian
* 10-mile Range
* 10t ...
*State of Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
**Colorado cities and towns
The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
***Colorado census designated places
The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado fo ...
**Colorado counties
The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties are ...
**Colorado metropolitan areas
The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...
***Silverthorne, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 31,055. The county seat and largest town is Breckenridge, Colorado, Breckenridge.
Summit County comprises the ...
*White River National Forest
White River National Forest is a United States National Forest, National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River (Green River), White River that passes through its northern section. It is the most visited National Forest ...
** Copper Mountain Ski Resort
References
External links
Copper Mountain @ Colorado.comCopper Mountain @ UncoverColorado.comCopper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan District websiteCopper Mountain Resort Association websiteCopper Mountain Ski Resort websiteSummit County websiteWhite River National Forest website
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Census-designated places in Summit County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado