Near Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Camp Hale
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2025
1. Camp Hale Marker
From 1958 to 1964, Camp Hale played an important role as a training site for Tibetan Freedom Fighters. Trained by the CIA, many of these brave men lost their lives in the struggle for freedom.
Orphans of the Cold War, by John Kenneth Knaus
This plaque is dedicated to their memory
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.
Location. 39° 26.173′ N, 106° 19.513′ W. Marker is near Red Cliff, Colorado, in Eagle County. It can be reached from the intersection of 10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway (U.S. 24 at milepost 160) and Camp Hale Spur 1B. The marker is in the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument interpretive wayside, just east of US Highway 24. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Cliff CO 81649, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forces Converge in the Eagle River Valley (here, next to this marker); Your Path Here Intersects with 10th Mountain Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Construction of Camp Hale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Entertainment Camp Hale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Preparing for War in the Eagle River Valley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tracing the Terrain of War Training (approx. 0.4 miles away); D-Series: Bombarded by Extreme Conditions (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Cliff.
Also see . . . Tibetan Independence Movement (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Political movement advocating for the reversal of the 1950 annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, and the separation and independence of Greater Tibet from China. It is principally led by the Tibetan diaspora in countries like India(Submitted on December 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)and the United States, and by celebrities and Tibetan Buddhists in the United States, India and Europe. The Tibetan independence movement is no longer supported by the U.S.'s Central Intelligence Agency, which ended its Tibetan program after the 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to China.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 20252. Camp Hale MarkerLooking east; Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument is in the background.Agents of Western governments had infiltrated Tibet by the mid-1950s, a few years after Tibet had been annexed by the People's Republic of China. Beginning in the 1950s, the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) trained Tibetans as paramilitaries. Clandestine military involvement by the U.S. began following the series of uprisings in the eastern Tibetan region of Kham in 1956. Several small groups of Khampa fighters were trained by the CIA camp and then airdropped back into Tibet with supplies. The New York Times reported on 2 October 1998 that the Tibetan exile movement received $1.7 million a year in the 1960s from the CIA.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
