Leadville, Colorado Summer 2022

ByMike Byrd

Kim and I finished the Cougar Ridge Hike and then left Minturn for Leadville and spent an hour or so visiting Leadville. It was so cool to visit a place I’ve heard about for ever – well, since the Leadville 100 started. The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,602 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,762 in 2018. It is situated at an elevation of 10,152 feet.

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