Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:37 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:22 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 42°FColdest month December: highs 28°F, lows 7°F22 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month April189 in of snow a year, on about 67 days0 days above 90°F, 248 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vail station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksUpper Slate Lakelake · under a mileSlate Lakelake · 1.5 miEagles Nestpeak · 4.7 miDora Mountainpeak · 3.0 miBlack Creek Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miROCK CREEKtrailhead · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite River National Forestnational forest · 2.9 mi · 2,289,637 acresBlue River State Wildlife Area - Blue River Unitstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 93 acresMcDonald Flats Open Spacerecreation area · 7.2 miBlue River State Wildlife Area - Sutton Unitstate conservation land · 7.8 miTown of Vail City Parkspark · 7.8 miArapaho National Forestnational forest · 11.4 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201241 mi away, near Gypsum, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Aug 201241 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSummit County, CO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025214 of 315 days measured101 moderate daysMedian index 48, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clear Creek County, CO, 32 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Silverthorneserves 8,400 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation11,921 ft3,634 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVail Valley Medical Center9.3 miTown hallVail Municipal Center9.2 miPoliceVail Police Department9.2 miFire stationVail Fire Department Station 17.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeColorado Mountain College Dillon14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEagle County Regional Airport EGE35 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN85 miInterstateI-707.3 miUS highwayUS 67.3 miAmtrakFraser-Winter Park, CO WIP28 miCoachVail Eco TransitGreyhound9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 80497 ZIP area.
