Community Guide

Colorado

Geography:

Steamboat Springs is:

  • 42 miles east of Craig
  • 157 miles northwest of Denver
  • 194 miles northeast of Grand Junction
  • 336 miles southeast of Salt Lake City
  • From Dallas: 951 miles
  • From Chicago: 1,171 miles
  • From New York City: 1,991
  • From Los Angeles: 991
  • From Miami: 2,269
  • From Seattle: 1,190

Elevations:

  • Steamboat Springs ‹ 6,700 feet
  • Mount Werner Ski Area ‹ 10,568 feet
  • Howelsen Hill ‹ 7,136 feet
  • Rabbit Ears Pass ‹ 9,426 feet
  • Buffalo Pass ‹ 10,180 feet
  • Craig ‹ 6,186 feet

Precipitation:

  • Annual precipitation: 25 inches
  • Average ski season snowfall: 170 inches downtown, 304 inches ski mountain

Populations:

  • Steamboat Springs ‹ 9,815
  • Routt County ‹ 20,255
  • Hayden ‹ 1,634
  • Oak Creek ‹ 849
  • Yampa ‹ 443
  • Craig ‹ 9,189
  • Moffat County ‹ 13,184

Area:

  • Routt County has 2,331 square miles