Lake County, Colorado

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Lake County, Colorado is a high-altitude county in central Colorado known for encompassing Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and in the state.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Colorado
borderedBy Chaffee County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Eagle County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Fremont County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Park County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Pitkin County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Summit County, Colorado NERFINISHED
climateClassification alpine and subalpine climate areas
contains Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Leadville National Historic Landmark District
Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED
Mount Elbert
Mount Massive NERFINISHED
San Isabel National Forest (part)
Turquoise Lake NERFINISHED
Twin Lakes, Colorado
country United States of America
countySeat Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED
currentIndustry outdoor recreation
tourism
elevation over 10,000 feet at county seat
feature highest peak in Colorado within its boundaries
highest peak in the Rocky Mountains within its boundaries
FIPSCode 08065
GNISID 01934326
governingBody Lake County Board of County Commissioners
hasFeature high-altitude climate
historic mining district
hasHistoricEvent Leadville silver boom
hasProtectedArea Holy Cross Wilderness (part)
Mount Massive Wilderness (part)
hasTransportation State Highway 91 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 24 NERFINISHED
highestPoint Mount Elbert
historicalIndustry gold mining
silver mining
isPartOf Colorado high country
largestCity Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedIn central Colorado
mountainRange Rocky Mountains
namedAfter Twin Lakes NERFINISHED
partOf Central Colorado region
United States Census Bureau
postalAbbreviation CO
state Colorado
timeZone Mountain Time Zone

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mount Elbert
county

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