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The Aspen, Colorado, post office opened on June 7, 1880. [10] Pitkin County was created on February 23, 1881, with Aspen as its first and only seat. [ 2 ] The Town of Aspen was incorporated on April 1, 1881. [ 11 ]
Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen.It is commonly called quaking aspen, [2] [3] [4] trembling aspen, [2] [3] American aspen, [3] mountain or golden aspen, [5] trembling poplar, [5] white poplar, [5] and popple, [5] as well as others. [5]
Aspen seedlings in a nursery. Aspen seedlings do not thrive in the shade, and it is difficult for seedlings to establish in an already mature aspen stand. Fire indirectly benefits aspen trees, since it allows the saplings to flourish in open sunlight in the burned landscape, devoid of other competing tree species.
Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,358. [1] The county seat and largest city is Aspen. [2] The county is named for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.
The mountains are on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are fourteeners . Maroon Peak, at 4,317 metres (14,163 ft), is the 27th highest peak in Colorado.
The stunning wood-frame "Newberry House" -- built in 1895 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 -- sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot overlooking Hallam Lake in Aspen's West ...
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The Aspen High School teams are known as the Skiers. According to an online article by Mike Swanson, SBLive Sports, Sports Illustrated, "Aspen is the only resort town in the state — and the only high school in the country — to call its athletic teams the Skiers... the school holds a bunch of state championships in boys and girls skiing, but the Skiers have also won state titles in lacrosse ...