Winter Park (Colorado)
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | August 1, 1978 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Colorado |
| County : | Grand County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 54 ′ N , 105 ° 47 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 946 (as of 2013) |
| Population density : | 45.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 20.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 20.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 2780 m |
| Postal code : | 80482 |
| Area code : | +1 970 |
| FIPS : | 08-85705 |
| GNIS ID : | 0180960 |
| Website : | www.winterparkgov.com |
| Mayor : | Jim Myers |
Winter Park is a village in Grand County in the US state of Colorado with 946 inhabitants (as of 2013 ) and, along with Vail , located around 80 km southwest, is one of the largest ski areas in the USA and home to the Winter Park Resort , which owns the place itself and that is Denver County . Outside the ski season, the place offers opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, climbing and fishing.
geography
Winter Park is located in the southeast corner of Grand County, in north-central Colorado, at around 3,000 m . The distance to the east located Denver , the capital of Colorado, is about 110 km. The place could be reached until 2009 with the “ski train” of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad . For the 2016/17 winter season, Amtrak will again be offering train rides from Denver to Winter Park on weekends. The geographical coordinates are 39 ° 54 '15 "N. Br., 105 ° 46' 45" W. L.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weekend special train to the Winter Park ski area | Amtrak. In: deutsch.amtrak.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016 .