The Town of Montezuma is a statutory town located in eastern Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 74 at 2020 United States Census. The town is a former mining camp that sits at an elevation of 10,200 feet (3,110 m), just west of the Continental Divide, nestled among mountains that reach an elevation of 12,000-13,000 feet around it. It is situated in the upper valley of the Snake River above the ski resort of Keystone in the Rocky Mountains.
The Montezuma schoolhouse, where the children of Montezuma attended school from the late 1800s through the 1950s.
The scenic drive from Keystone to Montezuma.
View of one of the mountains that encircle the town.
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