Welcome to Biglow ...
Biglow is located in Pitkin County<1>.
Biglow is 8,330 feet [2,539 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Biglow is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Biglow lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Biglow: 970 & 748<3>
Communities near Biglow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Biglow.
- Aspen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Basalt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Basalt is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
- Former names for Basalt:
- Aspen Junction
- Fryingpan Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <4>
- Snowmass Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Cliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troutville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troutville is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
- Lenado ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenado is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenado
- Ruedi ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruedi is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
- Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
- Woody Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence has also been known as:
- Chipeta
- Farwell
- Hunter's Pass
- Mammoth City
- Mount Hope
- Sparkill
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 Biglow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biglow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Biglow. 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 Biglow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Biglow. See our Newspapers Page for Biglow.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Biglow ...
Looking for more information about Biglow? 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 Biglow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Biglow.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Pitkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Biglow - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Biglow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Biglow 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. |