Breckenridge is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 5,078 at the 2020 United States Census. Breckenridge is the principal town of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town also has many part-time residents, as many people have vacation homes in the area. The town is located at the base of the Tenmile Range.
Main Street in Breckenridge
Snow tunnel in Breckenridge, 1898. The winter of 1898–99 was extremely harsh. The trains could not run, and supplies were running short.
Gold specimen from Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge
A spring panorama of Breckenridge
Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,055. The county seat and largest town is Breckenridge.
Summit County court house in Breckenridge
Snowmelt runoff fills Lake Dillon in Summit County
Gold specimen from the Breckenridge Mining District