Red Cliff, Colorado | |
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 Red Cliff, seen from across the Eagle River | |
 Location of Red Cliff in Eagle County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′33″N 106°22′12″W / 39.50917°N 106.37000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County[1] | Eagle County |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Incorporated (town) | December 18, 1880[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) |
| • Land | 0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,832 ft (2,692 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 257 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-63265 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412535[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Red Cliff (sometimes spelled Redcliff) is a statutory town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 257 at the 2020 census.[5] 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[7]) and is accessible by a side road leading to Shrine Pass in the Sawatch Range.
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Cliff, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Red Cliff town; Colorado". Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Red Cliff Truss Bridge".