Poplar Street 1BR, Infrared Sauna, Downtown Leadville

Neighborhood highlights

Leadville is a historic mining town in the Sawatch Range of central Colorado, sitting at 10,152 feet — the highest incorporated city in North America. The downtown historic district along Harrison Avenue is on the National Register of Historic Places and includes the 1879 Tabor Opera House, the Delaware Hotel, the Silver Dollar Saloon, and a dense walking corridor of restaurants, bars, breweries, coffee shops, fleece and gear stores, and the historic Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad depot. Poplar Street 1BR is one block east of Harrison at the 8th Street cross street — far enough off the main strip to be quiet at night, close enough to walk to every downtown business within five minutes. Periodic Brewing, City on a Hill Coffee, Treeline Kitchen, High Mountain Pies, the Silver Dollar Saloon, and Tennessee Pass Cafe are all within a 2-to-4-minute walk. Melanzana, the famous Leadville-made fleece brand, is six blocks south on Harrison. The Mineral Belt Trail, an 11.6-mile paved loop circling Leadville with historic mining interpretive signs, is about a 10-minute walk from the condo and is open to walkers, runners, bikers, and cross-country skiers depending on the season. Outdoor access from downtown: Ski Cooper (a small family ski area with no lift lines, 1,200 vertical feet, day-passes around $80) is 25 minutes north on US24. Copper Mountain Resort is 35–40 minutes east on US24 into I-70. Mt. Elbert (14,440 ft, the highest point in Colorado) and Mt. Massive (14,428 ft) trailheads are about 25 minutes southwest. Turquoise Lake is 15 minutes northwest. Twin Lakes town is 25 minutes south on US24/CO82, and is the gateway to Independence Pass (open May through October) — a 1.5-to-2-hour drive to Aspen in summer. Vail and Beaver Creek are 45–55 minutes east via I-70. Annual Leadville events draw visitors all year: the Leadville Trail 100 (run and MTB) in August, the Crashed Boot ski-joring weekend on Harrison Avenue in March (cowboys towing skiers behind horses down Main Street), and the Boom Days mining festival in early August.