Although there seems to be some disagreement between town officials in Leadville and neighboring Alma (on the other side of Mt. Sherman) over which town is the very highest, Leadville is frequently noted as one of the highest incorporated towns in all of America.

Notice all the snow in Leadville! See, I live 35 miles south in Buena Vista (at a lowly elevation of just 8,100 feet), and the weather is usually much colder and wintery in Leadville. Thus, no matter how tempted I might be to complain about the winter weather when it gets brutal, a reminder that "it's probably much worse in Leadville" often has kept me in check. ;)

I did not plan to take a lot of pictures and really didn't. Below are two mini-pictorials of the scenery from one spot in town. It's sort of a "lazy man's" way of photography, where I simply pick a spot that looks interesting and/or scenic, and then turn in a circle and take pictures of anything noteworthy. They may not be the greatest, but I trust you'll get a feel for what Leadville is like.

Lastly, 14er Mt. Massive (alt. 14,421 feet - photo above) was the "star" of the day with the digital camera. From Leadville, Mt. Massive is the behemouth-of-a-mountain that overlooks the town to the west. You can't miss it! Scroll all the way to the bottom to see my favorite shot! -Steve

Pine Street & W. 10th Street (Leadville, Colorado)

	Pine Street & W. 10th Street in Leadville! :)
	A couple of pictures of Mt. Massive. (alt. 14,421 feet) Here are all of my 14er pictorials: Pikes Peak Mt. Sherman Mt. Democrat - Mt. Lincoln - Mt. Bross Mt. Princeton
	Two shots looking towards the northwest and north.
	Ooooooooooh! Look at all that snow! :)
	Here are some of snow pictorials: Snowstorm at Fremont Pass Snow at Cottonwood Pass Snow in Manitou Springs
	Uh, one thumbnail of me. :)

Hazel Street & 8th Street (Leadville, Colorado)

By the way, I definitely plan to have a more serious photography session of Leadville sometime soon. And I'll be going back in the morning when the lighting will be better! :)
The pink church building and steeple caught my eye with Mt. Massive in the foreground. In the bottom shot, I zoomed-out and included Mt. Elbert (alt 14,433 - the highest peak in Colorado) on the left.
A nice neighborhood picture.
A historic train and what looks like a railroad depot!
Standing right in the intersection. :)
Just look at the snow! :)
There are some snow-capped peaks to the east that I couldn't quite get from this vantage point, except for this modest shot.
Nice-looking fire hydrant! :p)

Mt. Massive - Pulled Over On Highway 24 ;)

Here are all of my pictorials from the upper Arkansas Valley region: Twin Lakes Independence Pass Yak Ranch (Granite, Colorado) Mt. Princeton Pictures Chaffee County Road 384