Editing Winter Park, Colorado (section)

== Geography ==
Winter Park is located in southeastern Grand County at the southern end of the Fraser Valley. It is bordered to the north by the town of [[Fraser, Colorado|Fraser]]. [[U.S. Route 40]] passes through the town, leading south and east over [[Berthoud Pass]] {{convert|66|mi}} to [[Denver]] and northwest {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Granby, Colorado|Granby]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|42.7|km2|order=flip}}.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0885705| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Winter Park town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 18, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Its elevation ranges from approximately {{convert|8700|to|12060|ft}} above sea level, and is considered sub-alpine country. It is snow-covered for about six months a year. Although the town center is at about {{convert|9000|ft}} above sea level,<ref>[http://www.winterparkgov.com/ City of Winter Park official web site, Retrieved February 22, 2007.]</ref> Winter Park, using administrative boundaries as a measure, became the [[extreme points of the United States|highest incorporated town]] in the United States after the July 2006 annexation of {{convert|5214|acre|km2}} of Winter Park Resort to allow new on-mountain improvements. This claim is disputed since Winter Park has no residences above {{convert|9550|ft|m|sp=us}}, while contiguous residential neighborhoods in [[Leadville, Colorado]], extend to {{convert|10360|ft|m|sp=us}} and in [[Alma, Colorado]], to {{convert|11680|ft|m|sp=us}}, and Alma's town center is at {{convert|10361|ft|m|sp=us}}.