Breckenridge, Colorado This article is about the town of Breckenridge, Colorado.
Town of Breckenridge, Colorado Main Street in Breckenridge Main Street in Breckenridge Location in Summit County and the state of Colorado Location in Summit County and the state of Colorado Town of Breckenridge, Colorado is positioned in the US Town of Breckenridge, Colorado - Town of Breckenridge, Colorado Location in the adjoining United States State Colorado Gold specimen from Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge The historic Town of Breckenridge is the Home Rule Municipality that is the governmental center of county and the most crowded municipality of Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town populace was 4,540 at the 2010 United States Census.
Since ski trails were first cut in 1961, Breckenridge Ski Resort has made the town a prominent destination for skiers.
Summer in Breckenridge attracts outside enthusiasts with hiking trails, wildflowers, fly-fishing in the Blue River, mountain biking, close-by Lake Dillon for boating, white water rafting, alpine slides, and many shops and restaurants up and down Main Street.
Since 1981, Breckenridge hosts the Breckenridge Festival of Film in September. In January each year in the 21st century there is a Backcountry Film Festival. That is held about the same time as the Ullr Fest, a week of celebrating snow and honoring the Norse god Ullr. There are many summer activities, including an annual Fourth of July parade.
The town of Breckenridge was formally created in November 1859 by General George E.
However, when the Civil War broke out in 1861, the former vice president sided with the Confederates (as a brigadier general) and the pro-Union people of Breckenridge decided to change the town's name.
The first i was changed to an e, and the town's name has been spelled Breckenridge ever since. An aerial view of the town of Breckenridge from the top of the Kensho Super - Chair on Peak 6 Prospectors entered what is now Summit County (then part of Utah Territory) amid the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1859, soon after the placer gold discoveries east of Breckenridge near Idaho Springs.
Breckenridge was established to serve the miners working rich placer gold deposits identified along the Blue River.
Gold manufacturing decreased in the late 1800s, but revived in 1908 by gold dredging operations along the Blue River and Swan River.
The Breckenridge quarrying precinct is credited with manufacturing of about one million troy ounces (about 31,000 kilograms) of gold. The gold mines around Breckenridge are all shut down, although some are open to tourist visits.
The characteristic gravel ridges left by the gold dredges can still be seen along the Blue River and Snake River, and the remains of a dredge are still afloat in a pond off the Swan River.
His log cabin assembled in 1875 exists today and has been recently renovated by the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance with interactive exhibits and a small viewing room with a short creative film on his life and the early days around Breckenridge.
The Breckenridge Heritage Alliance reports that in the 1930s, a women's group in Breckenridge stumbled upon an 1880s map that floundered to include Breckenridge.
They speculated that Breckenridge had never been officially took in into the United States, and was thus still considered "No Man's Land".
This was completely false official US maps did include Breckenridge but these women created an incredibly clever marketing campaign out of this one map.
In 1936 they invited the Governor of Colorado to Breckenridge to raise a flag at the Courthouse officially welcoming Breckenridge into the union and he came.
There was a big party, and the entire event/idea of Breckenridge being left off the map made nationwide news.
The "No Man's Land" idea later morphed into a new infamous of Breckenridge being referred to as "Colorado's Kingdom", and the infamous of the town's autonomous spirit is still jubilated to today amid the annual "Kingdom Days" celebrations every June.
In December 1961, skiing was introduced to Breckenridge when a several trails were cut on the lower part of Peak 8, connected to town by Ski Hill Road.
In the 50-plus years since, Breckenridge Ski Resort gradually period onto Peak 9 and Peak 10 on the south end of town, and Peak 7 and Peak 6 to the northwest of town.
Breckenridge was the recording locale of the 1989 comedy National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and the town stood in for Aspen in Dumb and Dumber.
Possession was still illegal by state law, however, until the passage of Colorado Amendment 64 in 2012.
Breckenridge is positioned at 39 29 11 N 106 02 37 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 4.9 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.
The altitude of Breckenridge is 9600 feet (2926 m) above sea level.
A spring panorama of Breckenridge Breckenridge's climate is considered to be high-alpine with the tree line ending at 11,500 ft.
Climate data for 1893 1978 Breckenridge, Colorado.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 11.1% under the age of 18, 22.8% from 18 to 24, 45.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 2.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
For 2009 the average price for a single family home in the Breckenridge region is $1,035,806 with a sold price per square foot of $314.00.
Breckenridge holds enhance affairs throughout the year.
Every January, the International Snow Sculpture Championships are held in Breckenridge, where sculptors from around the world compete to problematic works of art from twenty ton blocks of snow.
Other affairs held on the mountain include the annual Imperial Challenge, Breck's version of a triathlon, The 5 Peaks, North America's longest ski mountaineering race, the Breck Ascent Series, with competitions up the mountain, as well as other competitions, festivals, and the annual Spring Fever month-long celebration at the end of the ski season with live concerts, festivities and other celebrations around spring skiing. During the summer, Breckenridge is host to the National Repertory Orchestra and the Breckenridge Music Institute.
Several art fairs come to Breckenridge every summer, attracting many small-town artists and buyers.
In September each year since 1981, the Breckenridge Festival of film is held. For mountain biking, Breckenridge hosts innumerable trails such as the Peaks trail which joins Breckenridge and Frisco and the Flume Loops which explore the Highlands Area.
The 9-mile (14 km) tarmaced Breckenridge to Friso bike track alongsides Highway 9 and is a prominent ride.
During the summer, a fun park is directed at Peak 8 base, connected to town by the Breck - Connect Gondola, including such activities as zipline rides, the Gold - Runner coaster, an Alpine Slide, Jeep tours, and scenic rides on the Colorado Super - Chair. Notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived in Breckenridge include: State of Colorado Colorado metros/cities and suburbs Colorado counties Summit County, Colorado Colorado urbane areas Breckenridge Ski Resort United States Enumeration Bureau.
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