Welcome to Hahns Peak ...

Hahns Peak is located in Routt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hahns Peak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Hahns Peak is described as "For John and Joseph Hahn, prospectors."

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

Area Code for Hahns Peak: 970

Communities near Hahns Peak ...

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

• Glen Eden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
  • Glen Eden is located in Routt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Eden
  • From Hahns Peak to Glen Eden
• Clark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Routt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clark
  • From Hahns Peak to Clark
• Mad Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
  • Mad Creek is located in Routt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mad Creek
  • From Hahns Peak to Mad Creek
• Trull ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trull
  • Trull is located in Routt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trull
  • From Hahns Peak to Trull
• Milner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
  • Milner is located in Routt County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milner
  • From Hahns Peak to Milner
• Steamboat Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Steamboat Springs
  • From Hahns Peak to Steamboat Springs
• Higho
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
  • Higho is located in Jackson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Higho
  • From Hahns Peak to Higho
• Pearl ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Jackson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pearl
  • From Hahns Peak to Pearl
• Hayden
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hayden
  • From Hahns Peak to Hayden
• Encampment
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
  • Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Encampment
  • From Hahns Peak to Encampment

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hahns Peak ...

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

Adding Hahns Peak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hahns Peak in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hahns Peak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hahns Peak post office opened in 1877.

We also found Hahns Peak in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hahns Peak.