Keystone, Colorado | |
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 Keystone in January 2011. | |
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 Location of Keystone inSummit County, Colorado | |
  Keystone Location of Keystone in theUnited States. | |
| Coordinates:39°35′24″N105°56′18″W / 39.59000°N 105.93833°W /39.59000; -105.93833 (Keystone CDP, Colorado)[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Summit County |
| Established | 2024 |
| Incorporated (town) | February 8, 2024 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule town |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.435 sq mi (107.316 km2) |
| • Land | 41.402 sq mi (107.230 km2) |
| • Water | 0.033 sq mi (0.086 km2) |
| Elevation | 10,794 ft (3,290 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,369 |
| • Density | 33.07/sq mi (12.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[4] | 80435 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature | 2408479[1] |
| Website | keystone |
Keystone is ahome rule town[5] located inSummit County,Colorado,United States. The town is a part of theBreckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024.[6] The municipality includes theKeystone Resort and Keystone Village. The population of the former Keystonecensus-designated place (CDP) was 1,369 at theUnited 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. TheDillonpost office(Zip Code 80435) serves Keystone postal addresses.[4]
The former Keystone CDP had an area of 26,518 acres (107.316 km2), including 21 acres (0.086 km2) of water.[2]
TheUnited States Census Bureau initially defined theKeystone CDP for theUnited States Census 2000.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2000 | 825 | — |
| 2010 | 1,079 | +30.8% |
| 2020 | 1,369 | +26.9% |
| Source:United States Census Bureau | ||
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Keystone Resort was originally constructed in the 1970s byRalston Purina. It is now owned byVail Resorts. The Keystone Resortski 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 vibrantsummer festivals, including the long-time running Bluegrass and Beer Festival.
The Keystone ski area has:
Keystone is only a short drive from other resorts in Summit County - about 10 minutes to Arapahoe Basin, 20 minutes to Breckenridge, and 20 minutes to Copper Mountain.
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