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Welcome to Bear Valley Heights ...

Bear Valley Heights is located in Denver County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bear Valley Heights: Bear Valley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bear Valley Heights is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bear Valley Heights is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bear Valley Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bear Valley Heights: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Bear Valley Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Valley Heights.

  • Denver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
    • Former names for Denver:
    • Auraina
    • Denver City
    • Montana City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Aurora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thornton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Arvada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Centennial
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Parker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Littleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Bear Valley Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Valley Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Valley Heights. 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 Bear Valley Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Valley Heights ...

Looking for more information about Bear Valley Heights? 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 Bear Valley Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Valley Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Denver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Valley Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Bear Valley Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Valley Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.