Snowmass, Colorado

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Snowmass, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Snowmass, Colorado is located in Colorado
Snowmass, Colorado
Location in Pitkin County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Pitkin County[1]
Elevation[1] 6,847 ft (2,087 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 81654
GNIS feature ID 0179690

Snowmass (sometimes known locally as Old Snowmass) is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It is situated in the valley of the Roaring Fork River, near the mouth of Snowmass Creek along State Highway 82 between Aspen and Basalt. It consists largely of a post office, several commercial businesses, and surrounding houses and ranches. The Snowmass Post Office has the ZIP Code 81654.[2]

Snowmass should not be confused with the Snowmass Ski Area or with the Town of Snowmass Village, the location of the ski area.

History

Ken Lay, the former CEO of Enron, died near Snowmass on July 5, 2006.

Geography

Snowmass is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (39.330845,-106.985035).

Economy

Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, one of the oldest non-profit in the valley and the only year-round camp in the world for the Deaf, is located in Snowmass.

Rocky Mountain Institute has its headquarters in Snowmass.

St. Benedict's Monastery, of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappist), is located in Snowmass.

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.

Use <references />, or <references group="..." />

External links

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.