Upper Witter Gulch Colorado Map

About Upper Witter Gulch, Colorado

Upper Witter Gulch is a locality in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. It is a small community with a population of 731. The population density is 249.3 people per km². Upper Witter Gulch is located at 39.6602°N, 105.4280°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 80439.

Upper Witter Gulch presents itself as a place where the high plains abruptly yield to the imposing wall of the Front Range. It lies 12.8 miles west-southwest of Golden, CO (from Golden, CO: bearing 239°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-northwest of Evergreen. The landscape here is a study in stark contrasts: a vast, arid expanse punctuated by the sharp, angular forms of ancient mountains, their peaks often bearing a stubborn crown of snow even in the height of summer. The air, thin and crystalline at this altitude, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and sun-baked earth, and in autumn, the hillsides ignite with the ephemeral gold of aspen groves. Rivers, clear and quick, tumble through the gulches, their waters a vibrant, living blue against the muted tones of rock and soil. The bones of Upper Witter Gulch are undeniably those of an Old West mining town, a heritage whispered in the weathered facades of its few remaining structures and the quiet fortitude of its inhabitants. Though the boom times have long since passed, a tenacious spirit persists, fueling a modest local economy that now leans more towards tourism and the quiet pursuit of fly-fishing in its celebrated trout-bright waters. Travelers are drawn to Upper Witter Gulch not for grand monuments, but for the profound stillness of its high-altitude setting and the enduring sense of a history that, while not loudly proclaimed, is deeply felt in the very fiber of the place.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Upper Witter Gulch, Colorado — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.66018, -105.428019. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Upper Witter Gulch and Clear Creek County.

Detailed location data for Upper Witter Gulch includes the ZIP code (80439), telephone area code (303, 720), county seat of Clear Creek County (Georgetown), and school district assignment (Clear Creek School District RE-1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Upper Witter Gulch is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.