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The town of Silverton is a Statutory Town that is the county seat of, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. Silverton is a former silver mining camp, most or all of which is now included in a federally designated National Historic Landmark District, the Silverton Historic District. The town population reached its nadir at 531 at U.S. Census 2000. It has grown since then.Silverton is linked to Durango by the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark. Silverton no longer has active mining, but subsists by tourism, maintenance of US 550 (which links Montrose with Durango via Silverton), mine pollution remediation, and retirees. In 2002 an extreme ski mountain, Silverton Mountain, opened near the town.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land. Silverton is one of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,836 m) above sea level.Add Silverton and other destinations to your itinerary using our United States road trip planner, and learn about what to see, what to do, and where to stay.
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