Welcome to Mount Harris ...
Mount Harris is located in Routt County<1>.
The location of Mount Harris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Harris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Harris: Mt. Harris
Mount Harris is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mount Harris is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Mount Harris lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Mount Harris is within the (970) area code.
Communities near Mount Harris ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Harris.
- Steamboat Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Springs
- Steamboat Springs is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Springs <4>
- Hayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Hayden is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <4>
- Oak Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Creek <4>
- Milner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Milner is located in Routt County
- Trull ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Mad Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
- Mad Creek is located in Routt County
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Routt County
- Pagoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagoda
- Pagoda is located in Routt County
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Routt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <4>
- Glen Eden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Glen Eden is located in Routt County
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 Mount Harris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Harris.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Harris. 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 Mount Harris.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Harris. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Harris.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Harris ...
Looking for more information about Mount Harris? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Harris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Harris.
Adding Mount Harris to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mount Harris 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 Mount Harris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mount Harris post office opened in 1915.
We also found Mount Harris on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Harris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Routt County: www.co.routt.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Routt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Harris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |