Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park /ˈɛstɪs/ is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Estes Park had a population of 5,858 at the 2010 census. It is near Rocky Mountain National Park. Landmarks include The Stanley Hotel and The Baldpate Inn.
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 Location of Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′38″N 105°31′32″W / 40.377117°N 105.525514°WCoordinates: 40°22′38″N 105°31′32″W / 40.377117°N 105.525514°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[2] | Larimer |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Incorporated (town) | April 17, 1917[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory town[2] |
| • Mayor | Todd A. Jirsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.97 sq mi (18.04 km2) |
| • Land | 6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) 0.85% |
| Elevation | 7,522 ft (2,293 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,858 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 6,352 |
| • Density | 923.23/sq mi (356.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes[5] | 80517 |
| FIPS code | 08-25115 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204674 |
| Website | estes.org |
Cultural events
- Frozen Deady Guy Days. This annual mid-March festival "celebrates an unusual turn of events that brought the frozen body of a decease Norwegian man to . . . [the near-by community of] Nederland."[6] Before 2023, the event was held in Nederland. Beginning in 2023, it will be held in Estes Park. The festival includes music and unusual races.[7]
Estes Park, Colorado Media
Lord Dunraven (1841-1926), the famous Irish nobleman, politician and journalist, in later life. His ancestral seat was Adare Manor in County Limerick.
Albert Bierstadt was commissioned by The 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl to make a painting of the Estes Park and Longs Peak area in 1876 for $15,000. The painting, originally displayed in Dunraven Castle in Glamorgan, is now in the collection of the Denver Art Museum.
Estes Park Main Street in 1912, EB Marshall
I took this photo while on vacation in Colorado. You can find this "sign" of sorts on US-36 when approaching Estes Park, Colorado from the east. (You can see a satellite photo of its location here.)
City center of Estes Park with the Park Theatre along US36 and C-66.
The historic Stanley Hotel, which opened in 1909.
Estes Park, Colorado.
References
- ↑ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 25, 2017.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on March 5, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
- ↑ "'Tickets on sale now for Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival -- reborn in Estes Park for 2023!" Lost Creek Guide, March 15, 2023, p. 7.
- ↑ anon., anon. (March 15, 2023). ""'Tickets on sale now for Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival -- reborn in Estes Park for 2023!"". 'Lost Creek Guide': 7.
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