Leadville, Colorado -
Highest City in America
Countless people have died climbing mountains that are lower than 10,152 feet. You can visit that altitude in Leadville without leaving your comfortable car.
- Address:
- Harrison Ave., Leadville, CO
- Directions:
- US Hwy 24 goes straight through the center of the city. Welcome signs on city limits mark the town's elevation.
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Highest City in America At 10,200 feet elevation, as the Leadville entrance welcome sign advises ("On top of it all."). Part of the Lake County. [David Meznarich, 07/29/2010]
Nearby Offbeat Places
- National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum, Leadville, CO - < 1 mi.
- Bum, A Friend of Shorty's, Fairplay, CO - 16 mi.
- Monument to Prunes and Shorty the Burros, Fairplay, CO - 16 mi.
- In the region: Two-Story Outhouse, Crested Butte, CO - 45 mi.
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