The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Copper Mountain was originally named "Wheeler" for a local judge and developer. The Wheeler, Colorado, post office operated from April 1, 1880, until May 14, 1894. The Town of Wheeler incorporated as a statutory town, but was declared abandoned in 2005.
The Copper Mountain Ski Resort opened in 1972, and wished to change the former town's name. The naming question was settled by a decision from the Board on Geographic Names, which ruled in favor of "Copper Mountain" in 1977. The Copper Mountain, Colorado, post office opened on September 8, 1977, but the Frisco, Colorado, post office (ZIP code 80443) now serves the area.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Copper Mountain’s history is told.
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Nothing in Copper Mountain is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Copper Mountain has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Masonic Placer Cemetery-Valley Brook Cemetery in Breckenridge, 8.1 miles away.
Copper Mountain and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.