Welcome to El Jebel ...

El Jebel is located in Eagle County<1>.

El Jebel is 6,480 feet [1,975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of El Jebel is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: El Jebel lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for El Jebel: 970

Communities near El Jebel ...

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

• Glenwood Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Springs
  • Glenwood Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenwood Springs
  • From El Jebel to Glenwood Springs
• Gypsum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gypsum
  • From El Jebel to Gypsum
• Carbondale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carbondale
  • From El Jebel to Carbondale
• Basalt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basalt
  • Basalt is located in Eagle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,183 people
  • Former names for Basalt:
  • Aspen Junction
  • Fryingpan Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basalt <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Basalt
  • From El Jebel to Basalt
• Snowmass Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
  • Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snowmass Village
  • From El Jebel to Snowmass Village
• Snowmass
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass
  • Snowmass is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snowmass
  • From El Jebel to Snowmass
• Woody Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Creek
  • Woody Creek is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woody Creek <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woody Creek
  • From El Jebel to Woody Creek
• Cardiff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cardiff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Cardiff is located in Garfield County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cardiff
  • From El Jebel to Cardiff
• Ruedi ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruedi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
  • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ruedi
  • From El Jebel to Ruedi
• Redstone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Pitkin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redstone
  • From El Jebel to Redstone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Jebel ...

Looking for more information about El Jebel? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for El Jebel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for El Jebel.

Adding El Jebel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of El Jebel 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 El Jebel was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for El Jebel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Jebel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

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