Gold Hill, Colorado
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 Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado |
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 Gold Hill
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| Coordinates: 40°3′50″N 105°24′43″W / 40.06389°N 105.41194°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Boulder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,300 ft (2,530 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 230 |
| • Density | 105/sq mi (40.4/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80302 (Boulder) |
| FIPS code | 08-30945 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0178502 |
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Gold Hill Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by North St., Pine St., Boulder St., Gold Run St., and College St. |
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| Coordinates | 40°3′43″N 105°24′26″W / 40.06194°N 105.40722°WCoordinates: 40°3′43″N 105°24′26″W / 40.06194°N 105.40722°W |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| MPS | Metal Mining and Tourist Era Resources of Boulder County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 89000979 |
| CSRHP # | 5BL.769 |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1989 |
Gold Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 230 at the 2010 census. This settlement is located to the northwest of Boulder, perched on a mountainside above Left Hand Canyon at an elevation of 8,300 feet. Originally a mining camp, it was the site of the first major discovery of gold during the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush and remained an important mining camp throughout the late 19th century, with a population approaching 1500 at its height, before falling into decline. It has been revived somewhat in recent years as a quiet isolated haven, with no paved streets, but easily accessed by dirt roads. The town contains numerous historic wooden structures, some restored in recent years, as well decaying ruins from its mining heyday. It has a small museum and two-room schoolhouse, the Gold Hill School, which since 1873 has been the oldest continuously operating public school in Colorado. Other businesses include a General Store and a restored inn listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The town is laid out on a small grid of dirt streets.
Gold Hill is accessible from nearby Left Hand Canyon Road via Lick Skillet Road, the steepest county road in the United States. Easier approaches to Gold Hill include Sunshine Canyon Road from 4th and Mapleton in Boulder, Gold Run Road from Salina (on Four Mile Canyon Road), and Gold Hill Road from the Peak-to-Peak Highway (State Highway 72) south of Ward. All of these roads are susceptible to heavy snows during the winter, which at times render Gold Hill inaccessible to vehicles not equipped with chains or four wheel drive.
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