Leadville, Colorado

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Leadville, Colorado is a historic high-altitude former silver-mining town in the Rocky Mountains, known as one of the highest incorporated cities in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 719
climate long cold winters
short cool summers
subarctic climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Colorado
surface form: State of Colorado
county Lake County NERFINISHED
elevation about 10,150 feet above sea level
about 3,094 meters above sea level
FIPSCode 08-44225
foundedAs mining camp
GNISFeatureID 0204755
governingBody Leadville, Colorado self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leadville city government
hasAttraction Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad
hasEvent Leadville Boom Days festival
hasHistoricDistrict Leadville Historic District
hasMuseum National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
hasNearbyMountain Mount Elbert NERFINISHED
Mount Massive NERFINISHED
heritage historic mining town
historicalEra Colorado silver boom
surface form: Colorado Silver Boom
incorporatedAs statutory city
isCountySeatOf Lake County, Colorado NERFINISHED
knownFor Leadville Trail 100 ultramarathon
surface form: Leadville Trail 100 MTB race

Leadville Trail 100 ultramarathon
Leadville mining district
being one of the highest incorporated cities in the United States
outdoor recreation
silver mining history
locatedIn Colorado
Lake County, Colorado NERFINISHED
Rocky Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedNear Arkansas River headwaters
nearProtectedArea Holy Cross Wilderness
Mount Massive Wilderness
San Isabel National Forest NERFINISHED
partOf Leadville mining district
population about 2,600 (early 2020s)
postalCode 80461
region central Colorado
surface form: Central Colorado
state Colorado
tourismType heritage tourism
outdoor tourism
transportation U.S. Route 24 passes through city

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Lake County, Colorado contains Leadville, Colorado
this entity surface form: Leadville National Historic Landmark District
Leadville, Colorado governingBody Leadville, Colorado self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leadville city government
Mount Elbert nearestCity Leadville, Colorado
Horace Tabor placeOfActivity Leadville, Colorado
Horace Tabor residence Leadville, Colorado
Colorado Gold Rush significantSite Leadville, Colorado