How does altitude affect health in Colorado mountain towns?

What does the CDC say about altitude illness?

• Sleeping elevation counts. Risk begins at sleeping elevations of 8,000 feet and up.
• Colorado visitors. About 25% of visitors sleeping above 8,000 feet in Colorado get acute mountain sickness.
• See a doctor. The Kenna Real Estate Group does not give medical advice. Ask your doctor before a move to altitude.

Which mountain towns sit above 8,000 feet?

• Summit County. Breckenridge 9,735 ft, Keystone 9,169 ft, Dillon 9,127 ft, Frisco 9,062 ft, Silverthorne 8,747 ft.
• Grand County. Winter Park 8,801 ft and Fraser 8,580 ft.
• Front Range. Black Hawk 8,534 ft, Georgetown 8,518 ft, Central City 8,499 ft, Allenspark 8,493 ft, Woodland Park 8,480 ft, Conifer 8,262 ft, Nederland 8,233 ft.
• Resorts. Snowmass Village 8,208 ft and Vail 8,179 ft.

Elevations are USGS point elevations at the town center. A home up the hill sits higher.

Which mountain towns sit below 8,000 feet?

• Foothills. Golden 5,673 ft, Morrison 5,765 ft, Evergreen 7,056 ft, Kittredge 6,907 ft, Indian Hills 6,852 ft, Pine 6,823 ft.
• I-70 and US-285. Idaho Springs 7,527 ft and Bailey 7,746 ft.
• North and west. Lyons 5,366 ft, Steamboat Springs 6,731 ft, Estes Park 7,529 ft, Aspen 7,890 ft.

Where are the trauma centers near Colorado mountain towns?

• Level III. St. Anthony Summit (Frisco), Vail Health, Aspen Valley, UCHealth Yampa Valley (Steamboat).
• Level IV. UCHealth Estes Valley (Estes Park) and Pikes Peak Regional (Woodland Park).
• Level I. St. Anthony in Lakewood.
• Evergreen and Conifer. No trauma center in either town on the state list.

I-70 crosses the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel at an average of 11,112 feet on the way to Summit County. Call the Kenna Real Estate Group at 303-955-4220 to compare towns by elevation and hospital access.