Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Hospital1.4 miPost officeLeadville Post Office1.8 miTown hallLeadville City Hall2.0 miPoliceLake County Sheriff's Office1.8 miFire stationLeadville / Lake County Fire Rescue2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 highHighLake County High School1.3 miElementaryLake County Intermediate School1.5 miHighCloud City High School1.7 miCollegeColorado Mountain College Leadvilleunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) ASE30 miMajor airportCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport COS91 miInterstateI-7020 miUS highwayUS 241.6 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR54 miCoachFairplayBustang Outrider17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:39 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:21 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 71°F, lows 39°FColdest month December: highs 29°F, lows 5°F14 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month August157 in of snow a year, on about 59 days0 days above 90°F, 272 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leadville Lake Co Ap station
Nearby landmarksColorado Mountain College Leadvillecollege · under a mileEast Fork Arkansas Riverriver · 2.8 miCarbonate Hillpeak · 2.1 miSilver Dollar Campgroundcampground · 3.3 miKearney Park Trailpark · 4.3 miMatchless Campgroundcampground · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Crystal Lakesstate park · 2.6 mi · 84 acresHuck Finn Parkpark · 1.4 miArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Hayden Meadowsstate park · 4.0 mi · 60 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Arkansas River Ranchstate park · 4.7 mi · 120 acresArkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Hayden Ranchstate park · 5.6 mi · 378 acresWhite River National Forestnational forest · 6.2 mi · 2,289,637 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 3 Sep 198647 mi away, near Crested Butte, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLake County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025337 of 365 days measured27 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 19, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pitkin County, CO, 32 mi away
Drinking waterParkville WDserves 7,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021102 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation10,015 ft3,053 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
