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Welcome to Olympus Heights ...

Olympus Heights is located in Larimer County<1>.

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

Olympus Heights is 7,510 feet [2,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Olympus Heights is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Olympus Heights: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Olympus Heights ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olympus Heights.

Communities near Olympus Heights ...

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

  • Lyons
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Glen Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Big Elk Meadows
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Big Elk Meadows is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Elk Meadows
  • Drake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allenspark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Noland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Noland is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland
  • Masonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Horsetooth Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
  • Lulu City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lulu City is located in Grand County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympus Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olympus 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Olympus Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Olympus 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.