Breckenridge, Colorado

Name: Breckenridge, Colorado
Address: Breckenridge, CO

Everything Breckenridge is known for

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Music in Breckenridge

Songs About Breckenridge

frost on the pines

joe jordan

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Breckenridge

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Breckenridge.

Arkansas River 6 songs Colorado River 6 songs

History of Breckenridge

Climax, CO: The Summit Came First RoadyGoat

1880

Climax, Colorado is famous for one thing: it's home to one of the world's largest molybdenum mines, a metal that hardens steel. So you'd guess the name has something to do with that giant operation, the peak of mining. But the name came first, and it had nothing to do with ore. Climax sits at the very top of Fremont Pass, more than eleven thousand feet up. When the railroad climbed the pass, this was the summit, the highest point on the line, the top of the climb. Railroaders called it the climax. The mine came later. So the name marks the peak of a mountain railroad, not the peak of a mine, even if the mine ended up making the town world-famous.

11.2 mi away

Camp Hale - 10th Mountain Division

1942

At 9,200 feet in the Pando Valley, the US Army trained the 10th Mountain Division to fight on skis and snowshoes. After the war, these soldiers came home and built the Colorado ski industry, founding Vail, Aspen, and Arapahoe Basin.

15.8 mi away

Everything Near Breckenridge

8 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Climax, CO: The Summit Came First · 11.2 mi
Climax, Colorado is famous for one thing: it's home to one of the world's largest molybdenum mines, a metal that hardens steel. So you'd guess the name has something to do with that giant operation, the peak of mining.…
Camp Hale · 15.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine this quiet valley teeming with thousands of soldiers, training for a brutal war in the mountains of Europe. This is Camp Hale. In 1942, the U.S. Army built this high-altitude training facility to prepare the…
Camp Hale - 10th Mountain Division · 15.8 mi · Historical Marker
At 9,200 feet in the Pando Valley, the US Army trained the 10th Mountain Division to fight on skis and snowshoes. After the war, these soldiers came home and built the Colorado ski industry, founding Vail, Aspen, and…
South Park City · 17.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a town plucked straight from a Western movie – that's essentially what you're driving towards. South Park City isn't just a collection of old buildings; it's a painstakingly reconstructed 1880s Colorado mining…
Park County Courthouse and Jail · 17.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Step back in time at the Park County Courthouse and Jail, where justice has been served since the 1870s. This courthouse, built in 1874, is a testament to Colorado's early days. When it was added to the National…
Red Cliff Bridge · 18.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
One of Colorado's most iconic bridges is right here: Red Cliff Bridge. Originally painted silver and known locally as the Silver Bridge, this cantilevered steel arch bridge is a testament to early engineering. Designed…
Leadville Historic District · 19.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a town built on silver, where fortunes were made and lost overnight. This is Leadville, and you're driving through its heart. In the late 1870s, Leadville exploded as one of the world's richest silver mining…
Matchless Mine · 19.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute, you're standing near the legendary Matchless Mine, the final home of Baby Doe Tabor. She married Horace Tabor, a silver magnate, when she was much younger and he was already a wealthy and…

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