California Gulch
The California Gulch site consists of approximately 18 square miles in Lake County, Colorado. The area includes the city of Leadville, parts of the Leadville Historic Mining District and a section of the Arkansas River from the confluence of California Gulch downstream to the confluence of Two-Bit Gulch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake County Airport and Leadville National Fish Hatchery.
Lake County Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States. Lake County Airport is situated 2 miles east of California Gulch.
Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Office building
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leadville National Fish Hatchery established in 1889 west of Leadville, Colorado, is one of 70 hatcheries in the National Fish Hatchery System. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Leadville National Fish Hatchery is situated 2½ miles west of California Gulch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leadville North and Leadville.
Leadville North
Village
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Leadville North is a census-designated place in and governed by Lake County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Leadville North CDP was 1,892 at the 2020 United States census. The Leadville post office serves the area. Leadville North is situated 3½ miles northeast of California Gulch.
Leadville
Leadville is a city in Lake County, Colorado that is about tourism, especially outdoor recreation. In the winter, multiple ski areas are within driving distance.
California Gulch
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 9,557 feet
- Description: area in Lake County, Colorado, US
- Category: landform
- Location: Lake, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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