Town of Pitkin, Colorado

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The Town of Pitkin, Colorado, is a small historic mining community in the Rocky Mountains known as one of the earliest mining camps in the state.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Town of Pitkin, Colorado canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate high‑elevation continental climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation approximately 9,200 feet above sea level ⓘ
foundedAs mining camp ⓘ
governmentType statutory town government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 970 ⓘ
hasBuildingStock wood‑frame 19th‑century structures ⓘ
hasCharacteristic historic mining-era architecture ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
small population ⓘ
hasFeature historic buildings ⓘ
mountain setting ⓘ
proximity to former mining sites ⓘ
hasHistoricRole early Colorado mining camp ⓘ
hasLandUseHistory mining ⓘ
residential ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Alpine passes and jeep roads ⓘ
Gunnison National Forest ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Gunnison, Colorado ⓘ
hasPostalCode 81241 ⓘ
hasRecreation fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
off‑road driving ⓘ
hasRegion Central Colorado Rockies ⓘ
hasSettlementType statutory town ⓘ
isHistoric true ⓘ
isInRegion Western Slope of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Western Colorado
isTouristDestination true ⓘ
knownFor historic mining community ⓘ
one of the earliest mining camps in Colorado ⓘ
locatedIn Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
State of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: Colorado
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter Frederick Walker Pitkin ⓘ
partOf Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
primaryEconomicHistory hard‑rock mining ⓘ
regionType mountain town ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
transportationAccess served by Colorado State Highway 76 (local county road designation, not Interstate 76) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gunnison County, Colorado → contains → Town of Pitkin, Colorado ⓘ
Colorado State Highway 76 (local county road designation near Pitkin) → serves → Town of Pitkin, Colorado ⓘ