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Keystone, Colorado
Home rule municipality
Keystone in January 2011.
Keystone in January 2011.
Location of the Keystone in Summit County, Colorado.Colorado
Location of the Keystone in Summit County, Colorado.Colorado
Keystone, Colorado is located in the United States
Keystone, Colorado
Keystone, Colorado
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Summit County
Incorporated (town) March 28, 2023
Government
 • Type Home rule town
Area
 • Total 41.435 sq mi (107.316 km2)
 • Land 41.402 sq mi (107.230 km2)
 • Water 0.033 sq mi (0.086 km2)
Elevation
10,794 ft (3,290 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,369
 • Density 33.040/sq mi (12.757/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80435
Area code(s) 970
GNIS feature 2408479

Keystone is a home rule town located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Keystone CDP was 1,369 at the United States Census 2020. The Dillon post office (Zip Code 80435) serves Keystone postal addresses. The municipality includes the Keystone Resort and Keystone village. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024.

Geography

The Keystone CDP has an area of 26,518 acres (107.316 km2), including 21 acres (0.086 km2) of water.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Keystone CDP for the United States Census 2000.

Keystone CDP, Colorado
Year Pop. ±%
2000 825 —    
2010 1,079 +30.8%
2020 1,369 +26.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Keystone Resort

Keystone Resort was originally constructed in the 1970s by the Ralston Purina Company. It is now owned by Vail Resorts. The Keystone Resort ski area occupies 3 separate mountains: Dercum Mountain, North Peak, and The Outback. Recent expansion of terrain and services offers snowcat skiing in Independence Bowl, Bergman Bowl, Erickson Bowl, in addition to the existing North Bowl and South Bowl on Wapiti Peak. The resort has many summer and winter outdoor activities. The winter activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, tubing, ice-skating, cross-country skiing, horse-drawn sleigh ride dinners, and snowmobiling. The summer activities include hiking, mountain biking, fishing, trail running, golf on two championship courses, and paddle boating on Keystone Lake.

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Members of the US Air Force skiing at Keystone Resort's 14th Annual SnoFest

The Keystone ski area has:

  • 2,870 acres (11.6 km2)
  • 3,128 feet (953 m) vertical
  • Base elevation: 9,280 feet (2,830 m)
  • Summit elevation: 12,408 feet (3,782 m)
  • 131 trails
  • Degree of difficulty percentages for trails: Easiest-14 percent, More Difficult-29 percent, Most Difficult-57 percent
  • 20 Lifts including 2 gondolas, 2 express six-pack and 4 high speed quads.
  • The only Night skiing in the area.

Keystone is only a short drive from other resorts in Summit County - about 10 minutes to Arapaho Basin, 20 minutes to Breckenridge, and 20 minutes to Copper Mountain.

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