Silverthorne, Colorado#History

The town was named for Judge Marshall Silverthorn who served as the judge of the miners' court in Breckenridge. The judge first came to town as a prospector and claimed a section of the Blue River in 1881. After patenting his claim in April 1882, he was disappointed to find the gold to be sparse and the claim a poor bet. The land passed to his daughters on his death in 1887 and was then sold several times to various mining companies. In 1953 Clayton Hill bought the property and subdivided it for homes and stores.<[http://www.silverthorne.org]

Silverthorne served as a makeshift camp for workers during the construction of the Dillon Reservoir from 1961 to 1963, and later as a stop along Interstate 70. It was eventually incorporated on April 5, 1967.

The city has expanded several times since incorporation by annexation.

Since 2016, the town of Silverthorne has hosted the Silverthon Games, an annual competition featuring a seasonally-based slate of individual and team events, culminating with the heavily spectated Hummingbird Circle race.{{cite web |title=Silverthon Historic Results |url=http://thezatkoffs.com/silverthon/silverthon-results/ |website=Silverthon Results |accessdate=February 12, 2019}}

Silverthorne is situated between the Gore Range to the west and the Continental Divide to the east. The two most visible mountains are Buffalo and Red Mountains. Also surrounding the valley are Ptarmigan, Tenderfoot, and Ten Mile Peaks.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.94%) is water.

Silverthorne has a highland-influenced subpolar climate (Köppen (Dfc) with warm summer days, cold nights year round, as well as cold and snowy winter days.

{{Weather box|location = Silverthorne (1981–2010, extremes 1910-2018)

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| Jan high F = 31.7

| Feb high F = 33.9

| Mar high F = 39.6

| Apr high F = 47.3

| May high F = 57.3

| Jun high F = 67.9

| Jul high F = 74.0

| Aug high F = 71.9

| Sep high F = 64.9

| Oct high F = 53.5

| Nov high F = 40.2

| Dec high F = 31.5

| year high F =

| Jan low F = 1.8

| Feb low F = 4.0

| Mar low F = 11.7

| Apr low F = 18.8

| May low F = 27.3

| Jun low F = 33.7

| Jul low F = 39.0

| Aug low F = 38.2

| Sep low F = 30.7

| Oct low F = 22.0

| Nov low F = 12.6

| Dec low F = 3.8

| year low F =

| Jan record high F = 61

| Feb record high F = 60

| Mar record high F = 63

| Apr record high F = 76

| May record high F = 80

| Jun record high F = 87

| Jul record high F = 89

| Aug record high F = 87

| Sep record high F = 84

| Oct record high F = 77

| Nov record high F = 65

| Dec record high F = 61

| year record high F =

| Jan record low F = −44

| Feb record low F = −45

| Mar record low F = −38

| Apr record low F = −25

| May record low F = -8

| Jun record low F = 11

| Jul record low F = 22

| Aug record low F = 20

| Sep record low F = 4

| Oct record low F = −17

| Nov record low F = −30

| Dec record low F = −46

| year record low F =

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| Jan precipitation inch = 0.81

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.92

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.01

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.26

| May precipitation inch = 1.31

| Jun precipitation inch = 1.25

| Jul precipitation inch = 1.95

| Aug precipitation inch = 1.93

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.42

| Oct precipitation inch = 0.90

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.93

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.86

| year precipitation inch =

| Jan snow inch = 14.7

| Feb snow inch = 15.7

| Mar snow inch = 16.5

| Apr snow inch = 15.8

| May snow inch = 5.6

| Jun snow inch = 0.7

| Jul snow inch = 0

| Aug snow inch = 0

| Sep snow inch = 1.4

| Oct snow inch = 6.6

| Nov snow inch = 14.1

| Dec snow inch = 15.0

| year snow inch =

| unit precipitation days = 0.04 in

| Jan precipitation days = 6.7

| Feb precipitation days = 6.5

| Mar precipitation days = 7.5

| Apr precipitation days = 7.9

| May precipitation days = 7.2

| Jun precipitation days = 6.4

| Jul precipitation days = 9.1

| Aug precipitation days = 10.2

| Sep precipitation days = 7.5

| Oct precipitation days = 5.9

| Nov precipitation days = 6.7

| Dec precipitation days = 6.6

| year precipitation days =

| unit snow days = 0.4 in

| Jan snow days = 9.5

| Feb snow days = 8.7

| Mar snow days = 9.4

| Apr snow days = 8.5

| May snow days = 3.3

| Jun snow days = 0.4

| Jul snow days = 0

| Aug snow days = 0

| Sep snow days = 0.7

| Oct snow days = 3.7

| Nov snow days = 8.1

| Dec snow days = 8.9

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| source 1 = NWS NOWDATA —data from Dillon 1E 1981-2010

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{{US Census population

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|1970= 400

|1980= 989

|1990= 1768

|2000= 3196

|2010= 3887

|2020= 4402

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Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Silverthorne include:

• Red Gerard (born 2000), Olympic gold medalist snowboarder.
• Tieghan Gerard (born 1993), food blogger of Half Baked Harvest{{cite web |last1=Gerard |first1=Tieghan |title=Nine Favorite Things. |url=https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/nine-favorite-things-241/ |website=Half Baked Harvest |access-date=October 31, 2023 |date=April 24, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Gerard |first=Tieghan |date=September 15, 2016 |title=Skinny Cajun Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Cheese Sauce. |url=https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/skinny-cajun-sweet-potato-fries-with-garlic-cheese-sauce/ |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Half Baked Harvest}}{{cite news |last1=Moskin |first1=Julia |title=The Star of Half Baked Harvest Inspires Loyalty — and Controversy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/30/dining/half-baked-harvest-tieghan-gerard.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=October 30, 2023}}
• Dan Gibbs (born 1976), Colorado state legislator{{cite web | title = Dan Gibbs' Biography | publisher = Vote Smart | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/68235/dan-gibbs#.V2Q8prsrKXI | accessdate = June 17, 2016}}
• Sarah Hirshland (born 1975), chief executive officer of the United States Olympic Committee
• Mike Potekhen (born 1979), race car driver{{cite web | title = Mike Potekhen | publisher = ChampCarStats.com | url = http://www.champcarstats.com/ips/drivers/PotekhenMike.htm | accessdate = June 17, 2016 | archive-date = March 3, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175451/http://www.champcarstats.com/ips/drivers/PotekhenMike.htm | url-status = dead }}

{{portal|Colorado}}

• Blue River
• Dillon Reservoir
• White River National Forest

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• [http://www.silverthorne.org/ Town of Silverthorne website]
• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/SILVERTHORNE.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Silverthorne]

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