Official Name: | Copper Mountain, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Copper Mountain CDP in the |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Summit County |
Government Type: | unincorporated community |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 83.030 |
Area Land Km2: | 83.030 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.000 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 650 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 39.4769°N -106.2011°W |
Elevation Ft: | 11362 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
Postal Code: | Frisco 80443 |
Area Code: | 970 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature |
Blank Info: | 2583226 |
Copper Mountain is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Summit County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Copper Mountain CDP was 650 at the United States Census 2020. The Copper Mountain Consolidated Metropolitan District provides services. The Frisco post office serves the area.[3] The Copper Mountain CDP includes the Copper Mountain Ski Resort and Copper Mountain village.
Copper Mountain was originally named "Wheeler" for a local judge and developer, and it has also been known as "Wheeler Station" in the past. The naming question was settled by a decision from the Board on Geographic Names, which ruled in favor of "Copper Mountain" in 1977.
Copper Mountain is located approximately north-northeast of Leadville in the White River National Forest.
The Copper Mountain CDP has an area of 83.03km2, all land.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the