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Breckenridge. / 39.480; -106.067. Breckenridge Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Breckenridge, Colorado. Recognized for acres of skiable terrain across five mountain peaks, it welcomes thousands of skiers and snowboarders each season.
2411722 [ 2] Website. www.townofbreckenridge.com. Breckenridge is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and most populous municipality of Summit County, Colorado, United States. [ 1][ 6] The town population was 5,078 at the 2020 United States Census. [ 4] Breckenridge is the principal town of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan ...
White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. It is named after the White River that passes through its northern section. It is the most visited National Forest in the United States, primarily from users of the twelve ski areas within its boundaries. The forest contains 2,285,970 acres (3,571.8 sq mi, or 9,250.99 km 2 ...
Mount Wilson is the highest peak of the San Miguel Mountains. Mount Sneffels is the highest peak of the Sneffels Range. Pikes Peak is the highest peak of the Southern Front Range. The mountain was the inspiration for "America the Beautiful". Mount of the Holy Cross is the highest peak of the Northern Sawatch Range.
See also: List of Colorado ski resorts. Coloradooffers many world-class[clarification needed]ski resorts. The following table compares their various sizes, runs, lifts, and snowfall: Name. Nearest city. Skiable area (acres) Top elevation (feet) Base elevation (feet) Vertical (feet)
UTC−6 ( MDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. www .summitcountyco .gov. Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,055. [ 1] The county seat and largest town is Breckenridge.
Quandary Peak is the highest summit of the Tenmile Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America and is the most commonly climbed fourteener in Colorado. [ 6] It has nearly the same elevation as Castle Peak and Mount Blue Sky. It lies in Summit County and within the White River National Forest about 6 miles (10 km) south-southwest of the town ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado: Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado is one of the western Mountain States. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains all rise within Colorado.