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About Us
The Last of the Real
Mountain Towns
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Leadville is ...
· easily accessible from
Eagle County, Denver, Colorado Springs, and
Grand Junction airports.
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· 10 to 30
minutes from 9 major ski areas.
· 24 miles
south of Interstate 70.
· 9 miles
from the trailheads to Mount Elbert
(14,433’) and Mount Massive (14,421’); the
two highest peaks in Colorado (first and
second highest in the Continental U.S.
· 6 miles
from Turquoise Lake, and 16 miles from Twin
Lakes, Colorado’s largest glacially formed
lakes.
· 38 miles
from the Silverthorne Outlet Mall.
· an
outdoor playground for the whole family;
young and old alike.
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The Timberline Motel is
... · the only
motel located within Leadville’s National
Historic Landmark District.
· within walking distance
of downtown museums, shops and restaurants.
· minutes from hundreds of
miles of trails for biking and hiking,
four-wheeling, snowmobiling, Nordic skiing,
snowshoeing and more, including the 12-mile,
paved Mineral Belt Trail.
· your choice for comfort,
value, and convenience.
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Leadville Facts and
Figures
Leadville’s colorful early
history is that of the early days of mining:
hardscrabble prospectors and ruthless mine
barons; the boom and bust economy with its
stories of rags to riches (and many times back
to rags); and tragic tales of violent death deep
below the ground. The Mays department store
chain, the Guggenheim fortune, the Unsinkable
Molly Brown of Titanic fame — all got their
start right here in Leadville.
In 1882 the Tabor Opera House
hosted none other than Oscar Wilde on his
lecture tour of the West. Wilde later recounted
a visit to one of our local saloons where, he
wrote, “I saw the only effective method of art
criticism I have ever come across. Over the
piano was printed a notice: ‘Please do not shoot
the piano player. He is doing the best he can’.”
If it’s western history you
want, find out about the many wild-west
gunfights that took place here. Indeed, none
other than Doc Holliday, quite possibly the most
feared gunfighter in the west, walked our
streets, frequented our saloons, and fought his
last gunfight right here. No matter where you go
in Leadville, you’re walking into history!
On any given day you will
struggle to choose from rock or ice climbing,
mountaineering, hiking, trail running, camping,
road– or mountain-biking, four-wheeling, deer or
elk hunting, fly fishing, rafting, canoeing,
kayaking, alpine or Nordic downhill skiing,
cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling,
dog sledding … (whew!) … or just find your own
thing and go for it. It’s all right here … in
Leadville, Colorado USA. |
