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United States Cities And Towns Above 10,000 Feet
This is a list of cities in the United States by elevation. To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains, in the Rocky Mountains, and in Western North Carolina Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United S .... However, since many from the aforementioned locations are not presently listed, this list should not be seen as exhaustive. Cities and Towns above Note: Alma, Colorado is the highest when considering only areas with permanent residents. Using administrative boundaries as a measure, not settled areas, in 2006 Winter Park, Colorado became the highest incorporated tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Plains (United States)
The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains, mainly in the Western United States, but also partly in the Midwestern United States, Midwest states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota, generally encompassing the western part of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains. The High Plains are located in eastern Montana, southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, western Nebraska, Eastern Plains, eastern Colorado, western Kansas, eastern New Mexico, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and the Texas Panhandle. The southern region of the Western High Plains ecology region contains the geological formation known as Llano Estacado which can be seen from a short distance or on satellite maps. From east to west, the High Plains rise in elevation from around . Name The term "Great Plains", for the region west of about the 96th or 98th meridian and east of the Rocky Mountains, was not generally used before the early 20th century. Nevin M. Fenneman, Nevin Fenneman's 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Taos Ski Valley is a village and alpine ski resort in the southwestern United States, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The population was 69 at the 2010 census. Until March 19, 2008, it was one of four ski resorts in America to prohibit snowboarding. The Kachina lift, constructed in 2014, serves one of the highest elevations of any triple chair in North America, to a peak of above sea level. History In the 1800s, present-day Taos Ski Valley was the site of a small copper mining town called Twining, New Mexico, which was later abandoned. In 1955, Ernie and Rhoda Blake founded the area as a ski mountain. The first ski lift, a J-bar, was installed in 1956. Until 1957, the ski resort featured only one ski slope, Snakedance. In 1957, the resort installed a second lift—a Poma (platter) lift. The Blakes lived in an eleven-foot camper in the absence of any buildings in the area except the almost-completed Hondo Lodge (now Snakedance Condominiums). Even after moving into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudcroft, New Mexico
Cloudcroft is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, and is located within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 750 at the 2020 census. Its high elevation of allows for a mild summer, and the forested mountains make it a tourist attraction for the surrounding deserts. Tourism is the primary economy of the village. History In the 1890s, the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, organized by brothers Charles Bishop Eddy and John Arthur Eddy, arrived in the newly founded town of Alamogordo intending to continue the rail line north to the mining town of White Oaks and beyond. This required a steady supply of timber. In 1898 the Eddy brothers sent a survey crew into the Sacramento Mountains to determine the feasibility of extending a line up the summit to harvest the forests. The crew reported that not only was it possible, but the area could attract visitors. The name of ''Cloudcroft'' – a pasture for the clouds – was suggested and work on the line s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Utah
Brighton is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Description Brighton is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and covers an area of . While the exact number of residents is unknown, as of 2018, the population was estimated to be between 180 and 260. Both the Brighton Ski Resort and the Solitude Mountain Resort are located in Brighton. History The area was first settled in 1871 but remained unincorporated. On November 6, 2018, residents of the area voted for incorporation, which took effect January 1, 2020. The community had post offices from 1889 to 1905 and from 1946 to 1953. Climate Brighton has a high-altitude cold continental climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Dsb''/''Dsc''), with dry summers and very snowy winters. See also * List of cities and towns in Utah References Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Cliff, Colorado
Red Cliff (sometimes spelled Redcliff) is a statutory town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 257 at the 2020 census. The town is a former mining camp situated in the canyon of the upper Eagle River just off U.S. Highway 24 north of Tennessee Pass. The town site is concealed below the highway (which passes over the Red Cliff Truss Bridge) and is accessible by a side road leading to Shrine Pass in the Sawatch Range. History It was founded in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom by miners from Leadville who came over Tennessee Pass scouting for better prospects. The name derives from the red quartzite cliffs surrounding the town. As the first community in the Eagle Valley, it served temporarily as the first county seat of Eagle County (formed out of Summit County in 1883) until the relocation of the county seat to Eagle in 1921. The town consists of a cluster of older homes and converted trailers on the flanks of the canyon around the river, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telluride, Colorado
Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County, Colorado, San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River (Colorado), San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875, and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed. The town was founded in 1878. Telluride sits in a Canyon, box canyon. Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it, with Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride), Bridal Veil Falls situated at the canyon's head. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. A free Gondola lift, gondola connects the town with its companion town, Mountain Village, Colorado, Mountain Village, at the base of the ski area. Telluride and the surrounding area have featured prominently in popular culture, and it is the subject of several popular songs. It is especially k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rico, Colorado
Rico is a town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. The population was 288 at the 2020 census. Its current form of government is that of a home rule municipality. Rico is a name derived from Spanish meaning "rich". Geography Rico is located in eastern Dolores County in the valley of the Dolores River. Colorado State Highway 145 passes through the town as it follows the river, leading southwest to Cortez and northeast over Lizard Head Pass to Telluride. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Rico has an area of , all of it land. Climate Rico experiences an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfc'') with long, cold, very snowy winters and short, cool summers due to the high altitude and high precipitation year-round due to orographic lift. Demographics Transportation Rico is part of Colorado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creede, Colorado
Creede is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town, Statutory Town and the county seat of Mineral County, Colorado, Mineral County, Colorado, United States. It is the most populous community and the only List of municipalities in Colorado, incorporated municipality within the county. The town population was 257 at the 2020 United States census. History Travelers to this area appeared in the early 19th century. Tom Boggs, a brother-in-law of Kit Carson, farmed at Wagon Wheel Gap in the summer of 1840. In 1869, the first silver discovery was made at the Alpha mine, but the silver could not be extracted at a profit from the complex ores. Ranchers and homesteaders moved in when stagecoach stations (linking the mining operations over the Divide with the east) were built in the 1870s. However, the great "Boom Days" started with the discovery of rich minerals in Willow Creek Canyon in 1889. Creede was originally located on East Willow Creek just above its junction with Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crested Butte, Colorado
Crested Butte is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,639 at the 2020 United States census. A former coal mining town nestled in the Slate River Valley, Crested Butte is now known as a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and outdoor activities. History The East River Valley where Crested Butte is located was once used as a summer residence by the Ute people. However, they were quickly displaced when European-Americans first entered the area. The first white people to explore the valley were beaver trappers, shortly followed by surveyors. Captain John W. Gunnison, John Gunnison, after whom Gunnison County, Colorado, Gunnison County is named, was one of the early explorers to enter the area. In the 1860s and 1870s coal and silver mines began to open in the surrounding area, and many little mining towns formed. Mining, along with ranching, formed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverthorne, Colorado
The Town of Silverthorne is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 4,402. History The town was named for Judge Marshall Silverthorn who served as the judge of the miners' court in Breckenridge. The judge first came to town as a prospector and claimed a section of the Blue River in 1881. After patenting his claim in April 1882, he was disappointed to find the gold to be sparse and the claim a poor bet. The land passed to his daughters on his death in 1887 and was then sold several times to various mining companies. In 1953 Clayton Hill bought the property and subdivided it for homes and stores. Silverthorne served as a makeshift camp for workers during the construction of the Dillon Reservoir from 1961 to 1963, and later as a stop along Interstate 70. It was eventually incorporated on April 5, 1967. The city has expanded several times since incorporation by annexation. Since 2016, the town of Silvert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisco, Colorado
Frisco is a home rule municipality located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,913 at the 2020 census. Frisco is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is a popular town among skiers from around the world. Four major ski resorts are located in close proximity to Frisco: Copper Mountain, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin. History Founded in 1873 (and officially chartered in 1879) by Henry Recen, Frisco was built because of the Colorado Silver Boom, which began in 1879. Frisco was incorporated on December 3, 1880. The town's name comes not from San Francisco, California but, rather, the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, in an attempt to lure the rail line to the town. (Frisco, Texas, is also named after the railroad.) At one point Frisco became the sixth wealthiest county in the United States, however by 2025 wealth inequality and housing costs in the area had become so extreme tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Plume, Colorado
Silver Plume is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory town, Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek (Colorado), Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Silver Plume, the neighboring town of Georgetown, Colorado, Georgetown, and the Georgetown Loop Railroad, Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns. The town population was 207 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Silver Plume United States Postal Service, Post Office has the ZIP code 80476. History The family of John Henry Bowman (1850–1900) came to the Silver Plume area in 1864. The Silver Plume, Colorado, post office opened on December 1, 1875, and the Town of Silver Plume was incorporated on September 24, 1880. The spelling of the town's name was briefly changed to Silverpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
