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Welcome to Pine Junction ...

Pine Junction is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Pine Junction is 8,440 feet [2,573 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pine Junction is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pine Junction: 303, 720 & 983<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pine Junction - they are located in Indiana, Northwest Territories and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Junction.

Communities near Pine Junction ...

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

  • Morrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Indian Springs Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bailey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Conifer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Aspen Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Park
  • Brook Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
  • Buffalo Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Foxton is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Junction ...

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

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 Pine Junction - 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 Pine Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Pine Junction 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.