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Climax was an unincorporated mining village and a former US Post Office located in Lake County, Colorado. Climax was known for its large molybdenum ore deposit. The former Climax Post Office had the ZIP Code 80429. 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 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.
- Blue River - 8 km
- Copper Mountain - 9 km
- Alma* - 9 km
- Leadville* - 10 km
- Breckenridge* - 10 km
- Breckonridge* - 11 km
- Red Cliff - 13 km
- Frisco* - 14 km
- Fairplay* - 15 km
- Silverthorne* - 19 km
- Minturn* - 19 km
- Dillon* - 18 km
- Keystone* - 18 km
Towns are shown withing 20km radius of Climax, Colorado. Distances are not representive of traveling amounts. Towns marked * indicated accommodations listed.