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.

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

Photo: John Holm, CC BY 2.0.

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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Latitude

39.22443° or 39° 13′ 28″ north

Longitude

-106.34947° or 106° 20′ 58″ west

Elevation

9,557 feet (2,913 metres)

Open location code

85FM6MF2+Q6

GeoNames ID

5415843

Wikidata ID

Q19878875

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