Leadville

Jobs in Leadville

• General Surgeon position with a critical access hospital
• Family Practitioner position with a hospital based clinic

Community Description
(See community links below for additional information.)

Leadville has spectacular scenery with majestic mountains, rushing streams, alpine lakes, wildflowers in vivid colors, and sky so blue it appears retouched. Leadville was named one of the nation's top 20 "Dream Towns in America" by Men's Journal, "the last best place" by the Denver Post and a "Trailway to Heaven" by Runner's World.

Demographics

• Leadville is the County Seat of Lake County.
• The town has a population of 2,821 in a county of 7,812.

Local Attractions

• Leadville is a legendary frontier mining town with seventy square blocks of Victorian architecture, an adjacent 20 square miles of mining district, and history galore.
• It is one of the most historic towns in all of Colorado. Leadville has several museums, a walking tour, the Mineral Belt Trail and of course the exquisite beauty of the surrounding mountains and lakes.
• Sitting at the base of Mt. Massive and Mt. Elber, Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States at 10,152 feet.
• There are pleasant surprises around each and every corner... museums tucked with history, quaint little coffee houses, elegant Victorian bed and breakfasts, the greatest of antique and gift shops, and people leisurely living life and enjoying themselves.

Location

• Located within easy driving distance from Denver and Colorado Springs, along the Top of the Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway.

Community Links

HEALTHCARE IN LEADVILLE

HOSPITALS
St. Vincent Hospital
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CLINICS
Leadville Medical Clinic
Rocky Mountain Family Practice        

LIFESTYLE IN LEADVILLE

DEMOGRAPHICS
http://www.city-data.com/city/Leadville-Colorado.html
           
SCHOOLS
Lake County School District Re-1
Colorado Mountain College - Timberline
           
EMPLOYERS
Top Three Employers:
Lake County School District Re-1
Colorado Mountain College - Timberline
St. Vincent Hospital
          
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.leadvilleusa.com
           
TOWN WEBSITE
www.leadville.com

COUNTY
http://www.lakecountyco.com/
           
REAL ESTATE – View homes for free before you do a site visit!
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LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
Leadville Herald Democrat

TOURIST AND RECREATION WEBSITES
Colorado Ghost Towns
Twin Lakes

TOWNS NEARBY
Alma (16 miles)
Silver Cliff (19 miles)
Fairplay (20 miles)
Copper Mountain (23 miles)
Breckenridge (24 miles)
Frisco (27 miles)

AIRPORT
Leadville Airport
Eagle County Airport (62 miles)
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (62 miles)
        
SKIING IN COLORADO, FROM LEADVILLE
Ski Cooper
Copper Mountain (23 miles)
Breckenridge (24 miles)
Aspen/Snowmass (58 miles)