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Welcome to Wheeler Junction ...

Wheeler Junction is located in Summit County<1>.

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

Wheeler Junction is 9,690 feet [2,954 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wheeler Junction is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Wheeler Junction: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Wheeler Junction ...

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

  • Vail
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vail is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>
  • Breckenridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Silverthorne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Frisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leadville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Minturn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Dillon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue River is located in Summit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Alma
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Cliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wheeler Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

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