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Welcome to Leadville Junction ...

Leadville Junction is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Leadville Junction: Leadville Jct. (or less commonly used: Leadville Jctn.)

Leadville Junction is 9,780 feet [2,981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Leadville Junction is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Leadville Junction: 719

Communities near Leadville Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Leadville Junction.

  • Fairplay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Alma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Red Cliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Oro City ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
    • Oro City is located in Lake County
  • Mitchell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
  • Climax ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Lake County
  • Camp Hale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hale
    • Camp Hale is located in Eagle County
  • Twin Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
  • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
    • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leadville Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leadville Junction - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.