Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:34 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:18 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 44°F, lows 13°F19 in of rain a year, on about 48 dayswettest month May81 in of snow a year, on about 34 days6 days above 90°F, 215 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Evergreen station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Mountainpeak · under a mileHicks Mountainpeak · 1.0 miCAPTAIN MOUNTAIN (ECHO LAKE CG)trailhead · 3.8 miBeaver Brook Number 3A Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miCUB CREEKtrailhead · 5.5 miHiwan Number 4 Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHicks Mountainpark · under a mile · 786 acresJefferson County Schools School District Parkspark · under a mile · 517 acresBergen Peak State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 1,106 acresMount Evans State Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 3,401 acresPike National Forestnational forest · 7.8 mi · 1,097,242 acresStaunton State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Apr 198132 mi away, near Northglenn, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Jul 200146 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighLightning Very HighWinter weather Very HighWildfire Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 365 days measured137 moderate, 13 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 48, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, CO
Drinking waterEvergreen Mdserves 15,750 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,358 ft2,548 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Saint Anthony Hospital17.5 miPost officeEvergreen Post Office5.2 miTown hallIdaho Springs City Hall8.4 miPoliceJefferson County Sheriff's Office Mountain Precinct6.2 miFire stationEvergreen Fire/Rescue Station 51.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolMount Blue Sky Outdoor Lab School1.2 miElementaryKing - Murphy Elementary School1.6 miCollegeColorado School of Mines14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport BJC26 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN44 miInterstateI-706.1 miUS highwayUS 406.2 miAmtrakWinter Park Resort Trn Platform WPR25 miLight railJeffco Government Center StationRTD-Denver14 miCoachIdaho Springs Bus StopGreyhound8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80437 ZIP area.
