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By 1953 workers at Climax had an expanded hospital and school, a lighted baseball field, a full shopping center with a grocery store, and the first commercial television service in central Colorado. The 1950s were a golden age for Climax Molybdenum.
Molybdenum ore from Climax. Photo: James St. John. More than 65,000 people have been employed by the mine, although most didn't last but a couple months. Most of which lived in Leadville after 1959, when a strike nearly shut down the town. Essentially a company town, Climax once had a school, hospital and housing for employees.
The Climax deposit is one of a number of large molybdenum deposits in central Colorado and northern New Mexico. Other molybdenum deposits in the region include the Questa mine in New Mexico, and the Henderson and Urad mines near Empire, Colorado .
Subscribe Home Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos Climax, former company mining town, Lake county, central Colorado, U.S.
Visit Leadville & Twin Lakes. However, the history of the old Climax mine is fascinating, and boom-days tidbits, such as the fact that Climax holds the record for the nation's highest post office and railroad station, continue to capture attention.
Discover Climax, Colorado in Leadville, Colorado: At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
The line stops at an overview of the Climax Molybdenum Mine and Fremont Pass. Climax is also a destination for automobile tourists, bicyclists, and photographers, but lacking commercial enterprise, the location is not well advertised. Climax is known for its large molybdenum ore deposit.
Learn more about Climax's history. The "town" was one of the highest at 11,318 feet above sea level. Main Attractions. Welcome Sign – Take your photo next to the welcome sign because it's funny, right. Woohoo! It says Climax. Mount Democrat – Part of the Mosquito Range, the trailhead to this popular fourtneener to hike is located by ...
Although the town was razed in 1962 to make room for the expansion of the Climax Molybdenum Mine, the Climax post office continued operation from December 5, 1917 until January 4, 1974. Climax had the highest elevation post office in the United States from April 1, 1919 to January 1, 1974.
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