Creede, Colorado, United States

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Creede, Colorado, United States is a historic former silver-mining town in the San Juan Mountains, known for its Wild West past and scenic, remote setting.

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Creede, Colorado, United States canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat ⓘ
town ⓘ
climate high-altitude continental climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Mineral County, Colorado ⓘ
demographicsCharacteristic small population ⓘ
elevation approximately 2,680 meters ⓘ
approximately 8,800 feet ⓘ
foundedAs mining town ⓘ
governingBody Board of Trustees of Creede ⓘ
governmentType statutory town government ⓘ
hasAreaCode 719 ⓘ
hasAttraction Bachelor Loop Historic Tour ⓘ
Creede Repertory Theatre ⓘ
historic downtown district ⓘ
mining museum ⓘ
hasFeature narrow mountain valley setting ⓘ
surrounding cliffs and canyons ⓘ
hasHistoricIndustry hard-rock mining ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
hasPostalCode 81130 ⓘ
historicalEra Colorado Silver Boom ⓘ
historicalRole silver mining boomtown ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Mineral County, Colorado ⓘ
knownFor Wild West history ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
scenic setting ⓘ
silver mining history ⓘ
locatedIn Rocky Mountains ⓘ
San Juan Mountains ⓘ
southwestern Colorado ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn headwaters of the Rio Grande ⓘ
namedAfter Nicholas C. Creede ⓘ
near Rio Grande National Forest ⓘ
partOf Mineral County, Colorado ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity heritage tourism ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
region San Luis Valley region of Colorado ⓘ
linked to: San Luis Valley
state Colorado ⓘ
tourismActivity fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
off-road driving ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
transportationAccess Colorado State Highway 149 ⓘ

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Bob Ford → deathPlace → Creede, Colorado, United States ⓘ
Edward Capehart O’Kelley → place → Creede, Colorado, United States ⓘ