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Conifer is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. [2] Conifer is located along U.S. Route 285 in the foothills west of Denver. History
The cities of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village and the towns of Log Lane Village, Mountain Village, and Snowmass Village have the word "village" at the end of their names. [ 1 ] Nineteen Colorado municipalities extend into two counties, while two cities – Aurora and Littleton – extend into three counties.
A few miles north, the highway passes through Fairplay and the historic South Park City site, then reaches its highest elevation: 10,051 feet (3,064 m), at the summit of Red Hill Pass. US 285 then leaves the South Park basin and climbs over Kenosha Pass , elevation 10,001 feet (3,048 m), and skirts the south side of the Mount Evans massif as it ...
Aspen Park is located in southern Jefferson County. U.S. Route 285 passes through the community, leading northeast 25 miles (40 km) to Englewood and southwest 55 miles (89 km) to Fairplay.
Evergreen sits at an elevation of 7,220 feet (2,200 m) in the Rocky Mountains, 19 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The Evergreen CDP has an area of 7,427 acres (30.056 km 2 ), including 53 acres (0.213 km 2 ) of water, most of which being the Evergreen Reservoir.
This high valley ranges in elevation from approximately 9,000 to 10,000 ft (3,000 m). It encompasses approximately 1,000 square miles (2,590 km 2 or 640,000 acres) around the headwaters of the South Platte River in Park County approximately 60 mi (100 km) southwest of Denver.
The Eisenhower Tunnel, with a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet (3,401 m) and length of 1.7 miles (2.7 km), is the longest mountain tunnel and highest point along the Interstate Highway System. The portion through Glenwood Canyon was completed on October 14, 1992.
At an elevation of 10,158 feet (3,096 m), Leadville lies close to timberline, which in Colorado is from 11,000 to 12,000 feet (3,400 to 3,700 m). [41] The surrounding peaks are all well above 12,000 feet, and are thus bare of trees. Leadville has the highest elevation of any city in the United States. [42]