Keystone, Colorado

Keystone is a home rule town^[5] located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Keystone residents voted to incorporate on March 28, 2023, becoming a municipality on February 8, 2024.^[6] The municipality includes the Keystone Resort and Keystone Village. The population of the former Keystone census-designated place (CDP) was 1,369 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] However, the boundary of the current municipality encompasses a smaller geographic area than the boundary of the former CDP; as of 2022 the population of the municipality was estimated to be 995. The Dillon post office (Zip Code 80435) serves Keystone postal addresses.^[4]

Keystone, Colorado
Home rule municipality
Keystone in January 2011.
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Location of Keystone in Summit County, Colorado
Keystone Location of the Keystone in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°35′24″N 105°56′18″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Summit County
Incorporated (town)	February 8, 2024
Government [1]
• Type	Home rule town
Area [2]
• 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 [1]	10,794 ft (3,290 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,369
• Density	33/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	80435
Area code	970
GNIS feature	2408479[1]
Website	keystone.colorado.gov

Geography

The former Keystone CDP had an area of 26,518 acres (107.316 km²), including 21 acres (0.086 km²) of water.^[2]

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 Ralston Purina. It is now owned by Vail Resorts. The Keystone Resort ski area occupies three 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, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. The summer activities include hiking, mountain biking, cycling, fishing, trail running, golf on two championship courses, and paddle boating or stand up paddle boarding on Keystone Lake. Keystone is also home to a number of popular vibrant summer festivals, including the long-time running Bluegrass and Beer Festival.

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.

See also

• Colorado portal

• Silverthorne, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area
• White River National Forest