147 years in pictures
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
- 1879Red Cliff is settled
- 1997Colorado 1997 06
- 2013Tennessee Pass Road
A town of 308, settled in 1879.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Red Cliff. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Red Cliff for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Vail (13%), Avon (13%) and Boulder (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Red Cliff has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 73°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 189 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Red Cliff beats the Colorado average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Red Cliff | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 9.2% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69.7% | 64.6% |
The median sale price was $515,000 in May 2026.
Where Red Cliff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Town in Colorado, United States
Red Cliff (sometimes spelled Redcliff) is a statutory town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 257 at the 2020 census. The town is a former mining camp situated in the canyon of the upper Eagle River just off U.S. Highway 24 north of Tennessee Pass. The town site is concealed below the highway (which passes over the Red Cliff Truss Bridge) and is accessible by a side road leading to Shrine Pass in the Sawatch Range.
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