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Welcome to Mountain Meadow Heights ...

Mountain Meadow Heights is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Meadow Heights: Mountain Mdw. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Mountain Meadow Heights is 7,050 feet [2,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mountain Meadow Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Meadow Heights: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities near Mountain Meadow Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Meadow Heights.

  • Denver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Denver is located in Denver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
    • Former names for Denver:
    • Auraina
    • Denver City
    • Montana City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <4>
  • Lakewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Arvada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arvada is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Littleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Englewood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wheat Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
  • Cherry Hills Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Meadow Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Meadow Heights - 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 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Mountain Meadow Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Meadow Heights 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.