Places

Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Climax.

Suburbs of Climax: Leadville.

Zip codes in the city: 80429.

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Funeral Homes near Climax

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Bailey Funeral Home
510 Harrison Ave
Leadville, CO 80461
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Minturn Cemetery District
820 Cemetery Rd
Minturn, CO 81645
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Rocky Mountain Funeral Home
318 N Main St
Breckenridge, CO 80424

Facts about the city

Climax was an unincorporated mining village and a former U.S. Post Office located in Lake County, Colorado, United States. Climax is known for its large molybdenum ore deposit. Climax is located along the Continental Divide at an elevation of about 11,360 feet (3465 meters). It was the highest human settlement in the United States, and it holds the record for having had the country's second highest Post Office and the highest railroad station. The residential houses were all transported to the West Park subdivision of Leadville, Colorado, before 1965, leaving only the mining buildings standing.After a 17-year shutdown, the Climax mine has reopened and resumed shipment of molybdenum on May 10, 2012.

Climax Obituaries

It was noted by The Porterville Recorder on October 12th, 2012 that James "Jim" Burger passed away in Mission Viejo, California.  Burger was 71 years old and was born in Climax, CO.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James "Jim"'s life.

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= 80429 Climax is now an uninhabited ghost town, located along the Continental Divide at an elevation of about 11,360 feet (3465 meters). The residential houses were all transported to the West Park subdivision of Leadville, Colorado, before 1965, leaving only the mining buildings standing. It was the highest human settlement in the United States, and it holds the record for having had the country's highest Post Office and the highest railroad station. . .

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