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Switchbacks drop the highway to the Blue River which it follows north through Breckenridge to Dillon Reservoir. The highway goes around the west side of the reservoir, through Frisco and joins I 70 as it heads northeast. At Silverthorne, SH 9 leaves I 70 to continue northwest alongside the Blue River.
The Hamilton–Dillon Hotel was moved to Breckenridge. The Mint Bar, Old Dillon Inn, Wildwood Bar, the post office and a general store were moved to what later became Silverthorne. Most of the rest of Old Dillon's homes and buildings were demolished. Once cleared, the valley was ready for the reservoir, which was completed in 1963. [3]
North of Dillon, the river flows north-northwest along the eastern slope of the Gore Range and joins the Colorado River at Kremmling. [ 7 ] The Green Mountain Dam , 13 miles (21 km) upstream from Kremmling, forms the Green Mountain Reservoir , providing hydroelectric power and diversionary water for irrigation , as part of the Colorado-Big ...
Frisco is located along the coast Lake Dillon, a reservoir constructed between 1961 and 1963 that now covers the original town of Dillon. Across the water to the east are the new town of Dillon, Silverthorne, and Keystone. To the southeast is Breckenridge.
Breckenridge appears only on eastbound signage; Main Street appears only on westbound signage: 202.352: 325.654: 203: SH 9 south – Frisco, Breckenridge: Western end of concurrency with SH 9; Breckenridge appears only on westbound signage: Silverthorne: 205.423: 330.596: 205: SH 9 north (Blue River Parkway) / US 6 east – Silverthorne, Dillon
Relief map of the U.S. State of Colorado. This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado . Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads
The elevation of the county seat of Breckenridge is 9,602 feet (2,927 m), making it one of the highest cities in the state of Colorado and the United States. [6] Much of the county has an alpine climate (ET in the Köppen Classification ) characterized by tundra vegetation.
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. [2] The city has expanded several times since incorporation by annexation.