Editing Silverton, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. Silverton is one of the highest towns in the United States, at {{convert|9,318|ft|m}} above sea level. The town is located in [[San Juan County, Colorado|San Juan County]], the highest county in the United States, with a mean elevation of {{convert|11,240|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. Silverton sits in a flat area of the [[Animas River]] valley and is surrounded by several [[thirteener]]s, the highest being Storm Peak, at 13,487 feet. The town is less than 15 miles from seven of Colorado's 53 "[[List of Colorado fourteeners|fourteeners]]", ''i.e.'', mountain peaks with a summit elevation of at least {{convert|14,000|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.