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Camp Hale
 
By Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2025
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1 Colorado, Eagle County, Red Cliff — 1 — Construction of Camp Hale — 10th Mountain Division — U.S. Army —
On Camp Hale 1 (U.S. 24) near Camp Hale Spur 1B, on the left when traveling south.
Camp Hale is the only site developed by the United States Army specifically for mountain and winter warfare training. The location provided natural features necessary for training and convenient access by both a Federal Highway and the Denver & Rio . . . Map (db m69168) HM
2 Colorado, Eagle County, Red Cliff — 3 — Entertainment Camp Hale — 10th Mountain Division — U.S. Army —
On Camp Hale Spur 1B 0.2 miles east of 10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway (U.S. 24), on the right when traveling east.
As a small city, the Camp provided entertainment and recreation for its residents. There were movie theaters, a Service Club and a large field house. A camp newspaper provided updates. The Camp band played at Regimental and Divisional dances and . . . Map (db m290294) HM
3 Colorado, Eagle County, Red Cliff — 4 — Ski Training Camp Hale — 10th Mountain Division — U.S. Army —
On Forest Road 716 0.8 miles south of Camp Hale Spur 1B.
The 10th Mountain Division, America's only division trained specifically for mountain warfare, needed to know how to ski. Alex Bright, Bob Livermore, Roger Langely, and Charles M. "Minnie" Dole, leaders in American skiing during the 1930s, pressed . . . Map (db m290297) HM
4 Colorado, Eagle County, Red Cliff — 7 — Rock Climbing at Camp Hale — 10th Mountain Division — U.S. Army —
On East Fork Eagle Road (Forest Road 714) at Camp Hale Spur 1B, on the right when traveling north on East Fork Eagle Road.
As mountain troops, soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division became accomplished rock climbers. They trained on the cliffs in front of you — summer and winter, regardless of weather. Safety, not “hot dogging”, was paramount. By today's standards, the . . . Map (db m290296) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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