Welcome to Climax ...

So far, we found very little information about Climax. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Climax to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Climax, please Contact Us.

Climax would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Climax, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Climax is 11,350 feet [3,459 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Climax is about 2¼ miles [or ~3½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Climax was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Climax once stood is in the (719) area code.

Going back to its beginning, Climax was originally named Fremont Pass. For more information about the names of Climax, see The Names of Climax on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Climax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Climax - they are located in Georgia, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Climax.

Communities near Climax ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Climax.

• Breckenridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Silverthorne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorne
  • Silverthorne is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverthorne <4>
• Frisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
  • Frisco is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <4>
• Leadville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
  • Leadville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadville <4>
• Minturn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
  • Minturn is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minturn <4>
• Dillon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
  • Dillon is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
• Blue River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Blue River is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
• Fairplay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Fairplay is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairplay <4>
• Alma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Red Cliff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
  • Red Cliff is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Cliff <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Climax. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Climax.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Climax. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Climax.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Climax. See our Newspapers Page for Climax.

Adding Climax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Climax in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Climax was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Climax.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/