Keystone, Colorado

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Keystone, Colorado
Home rule municipality
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Keystone in January 2011.
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Location of Keystone in Summit County, Colorado
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Keystone
Location of the Keystone in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°35′24″N105°56′18″W / 39.59000°N 105.93833°W / 39.59000; -105.93833 (Keystone CDP, Colorado) [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Summit County
Incorporated (town)February 8, 2024
Government
[1]
 • Type Home rule town
Area
[2]
 • Total
41.435 sq mi (107.316 km2)
 • Land41.402 sq mi (107.230 km2)
 • Water0.033 sq mi (0.086 km2)
Elevation
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10,794 ft (3,290 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,369
 • Density33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
80435
Area code 970
GNIS feature 2408479 [1]
Website keystone.colorado.gov

Keystone is a home rule town [5] located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024. [6] The municipality includes the Keystone Resort and Keystone Village. The population of the former Keystone census-designated place (CDP) was 1,369 at the United States Census 2020. [3] However, the boundary of the current municipality encompasses a smaller geographic area than the boundary of the former CDP; as of 2022 the population of the municipality was estimated to be 995. The Dillon post office (Zip Code 80435) serves Keystone postal addresses. [4]

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Geography

The former Keystone CDP had an area of 26,518 acres (107.316 km2), including 21 acres (0.086 km2) of water. [2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Keystone CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Keystone CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 825—    
2010 1,079+30.8%
2020 1,369+26.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Keystone Resort

Keystone Resort was originally constructed in the 1970s by Ralston Purina. It is now owned by Vail Resorts. The Keystone Resort ski area occupies three separate mountains: Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. Recent expansion of terrain and services offers snowcat skiing in Independence Bowl, Bergman Bowl, Erickson Bowl, in addition to the existing North Bowl and South Bowl on Wapiti Peak. The resort has many summer and winter outdoor activities. The winter activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, tubing, ice-skating, cross-country skiing, horse-drawn sleigh ride dinners, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The summer activities include hiking, mountain biking, cycling, fishing, trail running, golf on two championship courses, and paddle boating or stand up paddle boarding on Keystone Lake. Keystone is also home to a number of popular vibrant summer festivals, including the long-time running Bluegrass and Beer Festival.

Members of the US Air Force skiing at Keystone Resort's 14th Annual SnoFest Airforce skiing at keystone colorado.jpg
Members of the US Air Force skiing at Keystone Resort's 14th Annual SnoFest

The Keystone ski area has:

Keystone is only a short drive from other resorts in Summit County - about 10 minutes to Arapaho Basin, 20 minutes to Breckenridge, and 20 minutes to Copper Mountain.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Keystone CDP, Colorado" . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Town of Keystone Begins | Town of Keystone". keystone.colorado.gov. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Keystone will become Colorado's newest town following incorporation approval". March 29, 2023.
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