Boulder County The Book

Boulder County from  4,880 Ft  elevation to  14,255 Ft  Longs Peek.

From agricultural farm lands to the Rocky Mountains Continental divide.  Boulder County is as beautiful as fine art.

Boulder County is amazing with spectacular scenery. There are places you can stand and see the whole county all the way up to the Continental Divide.

The County encompasses 741 square miles and is situated on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Elevations within the boundaries of the County vary from the 4,880 foot level of the plains to the 14,255 foot peaks of the Continental Divide. Longs Peak is the highest point.

Boulder County is very large and diverse, featuring everything from the spectacular scenery of Rocky Mountain National Park (a national treasure) to lush farmland, and one of the nation’s largest concentrations of research laboratories and high-tech industry among may other industries.

Boulder County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on 1861-11-01. The county was named for Boulder City and Boulder Creek, so named because of the abundance of boulders in the area. Boulder County retains essentially the same borders as in 1861, although a small portion of its southeastern corner became part of the City and County of  Broomfield in 2001.

Situated in the north – central part of Colorado, Northwest of Denver, the western border of the County is the amazing Continental Divide. The eastern half of the County is beautiful rolling plain farmlands, and the western half is mountainous terrain.

The territory within Boulder County first became part of the United States in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase. The first record of modern settlement in Boulder County dates from March 1859 where reference is made in a letter to the laying out of the City of Boulder. In 1861 the Colorado Territory was created with Boulder being one of the 17 counties represented in the first Territorial Assembly. Native Americans were the first inhabitants of the County. They were followed by settlers, gold miners, farmers, coal miners and traders.

Towns  and Cities of  Boulder County

(Source: Boulder County Government Web site. Wikipedia)
Photography: James Bo Insogna