| Official Name: | Silverthorne, Colorado |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Silverthorne, Colorado logo.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Coordinates: | 39.6383°N -106.0764°W |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Established Date2: | September 5, 1967[2] |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.54 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Elevation Ft: | 8790 |
| Population Total: | 4402 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes[5] |
| Postal Code: | 80497 (Post-office box), 80498 |
| Website: | Town of Silverthorne |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Blank Info: | 08-70525 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413288 |
The Town of Silverthorne is a home rule municipality in Summit County, Colorado. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 4,402.
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.[6]
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.[2]
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.[7]
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 3.2sqmi, of which, 3.2sqmi of it is land and 0.04sqmi 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.
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Silverthorne include: