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Welcome to Highland Park ...

Highland Park is located in Park County<1>.

Highland Park is 8,950 feet [2,728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Highland Park is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Highland Park ...

While we believe that this Highland Park is located in Park County, we know of another 3 Colorado communities named Highland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Arapahoe, Denver and Mesa County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 96 communities that are also named Highland Park - they are located in Alabama (4), Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (2), California (5), Connecticut, Florida (5), Georgia (5), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (8), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Park.

Communities near Highland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Park.

  • Idaho Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Empire
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
  • Silver Plume
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Gulch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Montezuma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weller
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weller is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
  • Bailey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.