Bailey, Colorado | |
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 Downtown Bailey, Colorado | |
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| Coordinates:39°24′20″N105°28′24″W / 39.4055°N 105.4733°W /39.4055; -105.4733[3] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Park[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated community |
| • Body | Park County[1] |
| Elevation | 7,740 ft (2,360 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,931[2] |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80421[4] |
| Area code | 303 |
| GNIS pop ID | 204727 |
Bailey is anunincorporated community andU.S. Post Office in northeasternPark County,Colorado, United States. Bailey'sPost OfficeZIP Code is 80421.[4]
The town community consists of several small businesses, restaurants and churches.
TheNorth Fork South Platte River flows through Bailey.
William Bailey settled a ranch and built a stage station known as Bailey's Ranch in 1864.[5] Bailey also built a hotel at the station, and the town eventually became known as Bailey.[5] TheDenver & South Park Railroad reached Bailey in 1878, and the Bailey Post Office opened on November 20, 1878.[6]
On March 18, 2006, theConey Island Hot Dog Stand, a landmark building shaped like a giant hot dog was moved fromAspen Park to Bailey.[7]
On September 27, 2006,a hostage crisis occurred after a lone gunman took seven female students hostage at a classroom inPlatte Canyon High School and sexually assaulted them before opening fire after aSWAT team breached the room. One hostage was killed, while the remaining escaped uninjured. The hostage-taker then committed suicide after being shot by police.[8]
On February 24, 2016, threePark County Sheriffs were shot, one fatally.[9] The officers were serving an eviction to a known disgruntled man in a house.
The rusticGlen-Isle Resort in Bailey, as well as the Estabrook Historic District northeast of Bailey, are both listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Bailey is located in the mountains of Park County CO, approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest ofDenver alongU.S. Highway 285. It is located on the east side ofKenosha Pass and is one of the largest communities in thePlatte Canyon region.
Bailey has ahumid continental climate (Dfb) with cold winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Bailey, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 70 (21) | 72 (22) | 78 (26) | 86 (30) | 95 (35) | 95 (35) | 93 (34) | 91 (33) | 83 (28) | 72 (22) | 67 (19) | 95 (35) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.2 (11.2) | 54.4 (12.4) | 64.0 (17.8) | 69.6 (20.9) | 77.7 (25.4) | 85.7 (29.8) | 87.7 (30.9) | 84.6 (29.2) | 81.8 (27.7) | 73.4 (23.0) | 60.2 (15.7) | 53.4 (11.9) | 88.6 (31.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.5 (3.1) | 39.9 (4.4) | 48.3 (9.1) | 53.9 (12.2) | 63.1 (17.3) | 74.8 (23.8) | 79.4 (26.3) | 76.9 (24.9) | 70.9 (21.6) | 58.6 (14.8) | 45.1 (7.3) | 37.2 (2.9) | 57.1 (14.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 32.9 (0.5) | 38.5 (3.6) | 47.0 (8.3) | 56.6 (13.7) | 61.9 (16.6) | 59.9 (15.5) | 52.8 (11.6) | 41.6 (5.3) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 41.1 (5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 8.9 (−12.8) | 10.1 (−12.2) | 17.5 (−8.1) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 38.4 (3.6) | 44.4 (6.9) | 42.9 (6.1) | 34.8 (1.6) | 24.5 (−4.2) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 8.7 (−12.9) | 25.0 (−3.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −11.6 (−24.2) | −11.6 (−24.2) | −2.1 (−18.9) | 6.9 (−13.9) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 29.6 (−1.3) | 37.4 (3.0) | 35.4 (1.9) | 23.8 (−4.6) | 8.9 (−12.8) | −3.9 (−19.9) | −12.4 (−24.7) | −17.8 (−27.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) | −48 (−44) | −31 (−35) | −6 (−21) | 4 (−16) | 20 (−7) | 28 (−2) | 26 (−3) | 7 (−14) | −10 (−23) | −24 (−31) | −33 (−36) | −48 (−44) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) | 0.65 (17) | 1.38 (35) | 1.98 (50) | 2.03 (52) | 1.62 (41) | 2.71 (69) | 2.52 (64) | 1.43 (36) | 1.11 (28) | 0.69 (18) | 0.57 (14) | 17.21 (437) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.0 (20) | 10.3 (26) | 15.4 (39) | 17.8 (45) | 4.2 (11) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.2 (3.0) | 6.9 (18) | 9.4 (24) | 9.4 (24) | 82.6 (210) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 84.2 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 34.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[11] | |||||||||||||
Bailey Day street festival is an annual summer event in the city, featuring bands, vendors and family activities.
The Bailey HUNDO is a 100-mile endurance mountain bike race that begins and ends in Bailey. It has been an annual event since 2009, and money raised is invested in the construction of new bike trails and in youth biking initiatives in Colorado. Both the Buffalo Creek Trail System and theColorado Trail are easily accessible from Bailey.
Tomahawk Ranch, a residential camp operated by theGirl Scouts of Colorado, is located near Bailey.
In 2004, Bailey was the location forApogaea, an annual outdoor arts and music festival.
Bailey is served by the Platte Canyon School District #1.
Platte Canyon High School has approximately 300 students. In sports, they are a 3A school in the Frontier League. The Girls' Cross Country Team was the Colorado State 3A Champion in 1986, and the Girls' Track Team was the Colorado State 3A Champion in 1996 and in 2005, and the Boys' Track Team was the Colorado 3A State Champion in 2008. The Speech and Debate team holds the record for the most individual State Champions at the Festival Level.
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