Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
This place has seen plenty of changes since Charles Senter discovered a deposit of molybdenum on Bartlett Mountain in 1879.
In the early days, Climax was a sleepy depot at the top of a railroad grade. But by World War I there was a . . . — — Map (db m122841) HM
On State Highway 91, on the right when traveling south.
This memorial is the
Property of the State of Colorado
Fremont Pass
On Continental Divide between
Arkansas and Blue River drainages
Altitude 11,316 feet
Western boundary of the Louisiana
Purchase of 1803.
Named . . . — — Map (db m128033) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
Colorado 91 is now a well-engineered modern highway, but driving over Fremont Pass wasn't always as safe or convenient as it is today.
The silver mining boom created a population of more than 30,000 people in Leadville by 1879, making it the . . . — — Map (db m122827) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
The sound of a train whistle was music to the ears of a miner spending the winter on Fremont Pass. Up until just before World War II, Colorado 91 was a dirt track that was closed six months a year, and the railroad was the mine’s only link with the . . . — — Map (db m122839) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
It's only a memory now, but the community of Climax was once called home by several generations of Colorado mining families.
In its early years, Climax struggled to keep quality employees. Cold and snow, isolation and high altitude sent many . . . — — Map (db m122837) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
In the 1940's and 50's, Climax not only had the highest post office and standard-gauge railroad in the nation, but also one of the state's premier ski areas. The trails of the first area in Colorado to be lit for night skiing were located on the . . . — — Map (db m122836) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
One of the most significant technological advances in Climax Mine history was the implementation of block-cave mining in 1927. It cut the production cost of molybdenum in half, keeping the mine open (and profitable) through the grim years of the . . . — — Map (db m122838) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
Eighty years of mining operations on Fremont Pass disturbed more than five square miles of land and altered the course of a stream. As of 2009, Climax Molybdenum Company had spent nearly $50 million on land reclamation and water treatment. Not a . . . — — Map (db m122835) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
During World War II, the Fremont Station of the Harvard College Observatory on Ceresco Ridge was strictly off-limits to mine employees.
No one knew what went on there.
But Mine Superintendent Jack Abrahms regularly left his office so . . . — — Map (db m122831) HM
Near Colorado Route 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
By the time Charles Senter staked his claims on Bartlett Mountain in 1879, the trout were gone from Ten Mile Creek. It had been altered by smelting and mining that took place long before Climax began operations. Today, the trout are back.
. . . — — Map (db m122749) HM
Near State Highway 91, 11 miles south of Interstate 70, on the right when traveling south.
A whole lot of Colorado history has happened right here on top of Fremont Pass. And it all happened because of a metal most people have trouble pronouncing.
Molybdenum (moll-ib-den-um) is used to harden steel.
More molybdenite ore (the . . . — — Map (db m122900) HM
On U.S. 24 at Tennessee Pass Rd, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 24.
Memorial
10th Mountain Division
World War II
In memory of our 990 comrades in arms who gave their lives on the WWII battlefields of Italy and the Aleutian Islands.
Campaigns
Northern Apennine Mountains, Po Valley, Kiska
Major . . . — — Map (db m97729) HM WM
On Harrison Avenue south of West 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The nationwide
May Department Stores
mercantile empire was born
in September, 1877 when
David May
opened his first store in a tent
300 feet south of this tablet.
From 1881 to 1888 the May Store
occupied this site, at 318 . . . — — Map (db m51809) HM
On Harrison Avenue at East 10th Street on Harrison Avenue.
Erected 1878, by August R. Meyer, builder of Leadville’s first reduction works. Given to Leadville Association, 1936, by Nellie Healy, agent for the heirs of Daniel Healy.
Presented to the State of Colorado by said association, 1947, and . . . — — Map (db m51812) HM
The Hebrew Cemetery
The Hebrew Benevolent Association established the Hebrew Cemetery in January,1880, in the Southwest corner of Leadville’s Evergreen Cemetery with the transfer of 101,000 square feet from the Union Veteran’s Association. . . . — — Map (db m239342) HM
On North Poplar Street (U.S. 24) north of Sawmill Road, on the right when traveling south.
Born in Virginia, Texas Jack came west after the Civil War at age 16 to become a cowboy. He later made a name for himself as a plainsman and U.S. government scout who led the Pawnee Indians on their summer hunts and was guide for such notables as . . . — — Map (db m121768) HM
On Hwy 24 at Tennessee Pass Road, on the right when traveling north on Hwy 24.
World War II
United States Army
Ski Troopers
99th Infantry Battalion
(Separate)
The Viking Battalion
Office of Strategic Services
O.S.S. NORSO
(Rype Group)
Special Forces
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 . . . — — Map (db m112932) HM WM
On 10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway (State Highway 24) at Tennessee Pass Road on 10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway.
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 July 1942 at Camp Ripley Minnesota
Deactivated 11 November 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Boston Massachusetts
Camp Hale Colorado was the main ski trooper training area located 5 miles north . . . — — Map (db m95044) WM
On West 4th Street at Pine Street, on the right when traveling east on West 4th Street.
The Jewish Settlement
The group of Jews in Leadville traced their roots to Germany. They tended to be assimilationists and practiced Reform Judaism, including worship services largely in English, women as members of the congregation, and the . . . — — Map (db m135817) HM
