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48-631: The run starts and ends in Silverton, Colorado and travels through the towns of Telluride , Ouray , and the ghost town of Sherman, crossing thirteen major passes in the 12,000' to 13,000' range. Entrants must travel above 12,000 feet (3,700 m) of elevation a total of 13 times, with the highest point on the course being the 14,048' summit of Handies Peak . The race has been held in early July of each year beginning in 1992, except for 1995 (too much snow), 2002 (nearby forest fires), 2019 (trail damage due to avalanche), and 2020 (global pandemic). Each year's race

96-477: A "trail", making the route finding aspect less problematic. Each year the running field is limited to 146 qualifying candidates selected in early December by the race's Board of Directors using a weighted lottery for all candidates except the previous year's male and female winners. The exact lottery process has changed multiple times over the event's history, as the Run Committee is "always reviewing what we think

144-461: A 100-mile race course through the San Juan Mountains that would include Lake City, Silverton, Telluride, and Ouray. A basic principle was that the course make use of the old mining trails as much as possible. Roads, whether they be paved, or dirt jeep tracks, have gradually been eliminated when possible to endeavor to keep the "pure trail" nature of the event intact. This event was to be not only

192-625: A Sunday when nobody was present in the mine. In 2015, the EPA and its contractors caused an environmental catastrophe when they accidentally destroyed the plug holding water trapped inside the Gold King Mine, which caused three million US gallons (eleven thousand cubic meters) of mine waste water and tailings , to flow into a tributary of the Animas River . As of the census of 2000, there were 531 people, 255 households, and 149 families residing in

240-568: A city council with two members elected from each ward and one member elected at large. The mayor may be the city council member elected at large or the city council may appoint a mayor. Colorado has 157 statutory towns that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Part 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The statutory town of Creede uses the official title "City of Creede". Garden City , Lake City , Orchard City , and Sugar City are statutory towns but use city at

288-467: A city or a town), statutory city , statutory town , and territorial charter municipality . State law makes relatively few distinctions between a city and a town. The charter of a home rule municipality may designate either a city or town municipal title. In general, cities are more populous than towns, although long-term population changes may skew this considerably, as illustrated by the City of Black Hawk and

336-497: A family was $ 39,375. Males had a median income of $ 30,588 versus $ 19,886 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 16,839. About 14.0% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. The local school system has a total of 53 K-through-12 students as of November 2006. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

384-592: A long history of tourism and efforts to market tourism by the Silverton Commercial Club (now the Chamber of Commerce) dates back as early as 1913. By the 1930s, interest in the “Old West” was already attracting tourists from around the world, for which the newly constructed U.S. Route 550 further enabled access. Following World War II, the town's railroad, originally operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western for

432-518: A physical and psychological challenge to the entrants, but also a celebration of the tenacity of the miners who worked the mines in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was envisioned as a "Post Graduate" run. Entry was limited to those who had finished other qualifying 100 mile runs. In the early years, route following was very important. Each entrant was given a detailed course description manual and map. There were, and still are, mandatory course briefings and more detailed voluntary briefings given. Knowing

480-635: A slide at the Sunnyside mine in January 1906. Only a few months later, twelve miners were killed in another slide at the Shenandoah Mine, making it one of the most deadly slides in the history of Colorado. The Spanish Flu arrived in Silverton near the end of October 1918, and quickly devastated the community. In a single week, 125 people, more than 5% of the town's population, perished from flu complications. By

528-415: Is 41:10:15, which is longer than the cutoff times of most 100-mile (160 km) races. This is due largely to the high elevations, which can cause altitude sickness or edema in some runners. In addition, the course covers extremely rugged terrain including steep scree climbs and descents, snow packs, river crossings, and boulder fields. The race starts at 6am, so runners who finish in over 40 hours see

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576-577: Is a statutory town that is the county seat , the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County , Colorado , United States. The town is located in a remote part of the western San Juan Mountains , a range of the Rocky Mountains . The first mining claims were made in mountains above the Silverton in 1860, near the end of the Colorado Gold Rush and when

624-622: Is a fair mix and will continue to do so in the future." In order to enter the lottery, prospective entrants must complete one of approximately 30 mountainous 100-mile (160 km) or longer ultramarathons in the previous 2 years (finishers of the Hardrock 100 are qualified for 3 years). A list of the races currently accepted for entry into the lottery is maintained on the Hardrock 100 website. 37°48′44.3″N 107°39′55.9″W  /  37.812306°N 107.665528°W  / 37.812306; -107.665528 Silverton, Colorado Silverton

672-559: Is named after this location. For several years in the 1970s and 1980s, Silverton was the site for the International Speed-Skiing Championship. List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities , comprising 198 towns , 73 cities , and two consolidated city and county governments . The City and County of Denver , the state capital ,

720-771: Is not uncommon for participants to go two nights in a row without sleep to finish the course. While Hardrock is nominally a running event, many entrants use equipment typically used for hiking or mountain climbing , such as trekking poles or crampons . Weather can be very extreme in the San Juan mountains, where nighttime temperatures can drop to subzero Fahrenheit in the high elevations. Severe thunder storms can also roll in quickly, bringing rain, hail, high winds, or lightning with little warning. Thus most runners must be prepared for any type of weather. Most carry additional layers of clothing in backpacks, as well as enough food and fluids to go up to 8 hours without aid. The Hardrock 100

768-544: Is run in the opposite direction of the previous year's event (2008 was run in the clockwise direction, 2009 was counter-clockwise). In order to complete the event, instead of crossing a finish line, runners are required to "kiss the Hardrock", a picture of a ram's head painted on a large block of stone mining debris. The cut-off time for finishing the race is 48 hours. Current fast performances are held by Ludovic Pommeret (21:33:06), set in 2024 and Courtney Dauwalter (26:11:49), set in 2024. The average time to finish this race

816-869: Is the centerpiece of the "Rocky Mountain Slam," which a runner completes if they finish Hardrock plus three of four other races in the Rocky Mountains: Leadville Trail 100 , the Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run , the Bighorn 100 , or the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run . The award is presented at and hosted by the Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run , as this is the final run in the series. In 1990-1991 Gordon Hardman (Boulder and Lake City, CO), John Cappis (Telluride, CO and Los Alamos NM), and Charlie Thorn (Los Alamos, NM) began searching out other ultrarunners interested in developing

864-608: Is the oldest municipality in Colorado. On December 3, 1859, the extralegal Territory of Jefferson granted a charter to the consolidated City of Denver, Auraria, and Highland . The Town of Keystone , incorporated on February 8, 2024, is the newest Colorado municipality. Colorado municipalities range in population from the City and County of Denver with a 2020 population of 715,522, to the Town of Carbonate , which has had no year-round population since

912-412: The 1890 Census due to its severe winter weather and difficult access. The City of Black Hawk with a 2020 population of 127 is the least populous Colorado city, while the Town of Castle Rock with a 2020 population of 73,158 is the most populous Colorado town. At the 2020 United States Census , 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) lived in one of the 271 municipalities active at

960-647: The Purgatory Resort , is marketed as being within the Durango Metropolitan Area but is actually closer to Silverton than it is to Durango. Winter festivals such as Skijoring have brought crowds that rival those in the summer, and the potential for new winter activities such as the expansion of the town-operated ski hill could permanently improve Silverton's winter tourism. The town has also become well known for its winter backcountry activities such as snowmobiling, ice climbing, and backcountry skiing. Both

1008-538: The Silverton Historic District . Originally called "Bakers Park", Silverton sits in a flat area of the Animas River valley and is surrounded by steep peaks. Most of the peaks surrounding Silverton are thirteeners . The highest being Storm Peak , at 13,487 feet. The town is less than 15 miles from 7 of Colorado's 53 fourteeners , and is known as one of the premier gateways into the Colorado backcountry. Silverton's last operating mine closed in 1992, and

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1056-565: The Town of Castle Rock . Neither village nor civil township is a type of civil division in the State of Colorado. The cities of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village and the towns of Log Lane Village , Mountain Village , and Snowmass Village have the word "village" at the end of their names. Nineteen Colorado municipalities extend into two counties, while two cities – Aurora and Littleton – extend into three counties. In

1104-412: The Colorado Revised Statutes. A statutory city must have a population of at least 2,000 at the time of incorporation or reorganization, although three have lost population since. Statutory cities have an elected mayor and a city council composed of the mayor and two members elected from each ward. A statutory city may petition to reorganize as a Section 200 statutory city with an appointed city manager and

1152-483: The Colorado Revised Statutes; and the home rule charter of each municipality. The state-authorized home rule charter determines the form of government. Home rule gives local municipalities the power to make legislation relevant to their areas, exercising control over issues of local concern while minimizing state intervention in municipal affairs. Colorado has 11 statutory cities that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Section 100 or Section 200 of

1200-484: The Constitution of the State of Colorado. Broomfield has an appointed city and county manager , an elected mayor, and a city council of 11 members composed of the mayor and two members elected from each of five wards. As of 2024, Colorado has 102 cities and towns that are home rule municipalities, which are self-governing under Article 20 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado; Title 31, Article 1, Section 202 of

1248-633: The State of Colorado, only Denver and Broomfield have consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver operates under Article XX, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado ; and Title 30, Article 11, Section 101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes . Denver has an elected mayor and a city council of 13 members with 11 members elected from council districts and two members elected at large. The City and County of Broomfield operates under Article XX, Sections 10–13 of

1296-587: The State of New York . The Town of Georgetown is the only municipality that still operates under a charter granted by the Territory of Colorado . The town operates under Article 14, Section 13 of the Charter & Constitution of the Colorado Territory enacted on January 28, 1868. The town mayor is called the police judge and the town council is called the board of selectmen . Download coordinates as: Select

1344-621: The area surrounding present-day Silverton began in 1860 after a group of prospectors led by Charles Baker made their way into the San Juan Mountains searching for gold. The area was soon referred to as "Baker's Park", and the group found traces of placer gold nearby. Long before settlement, the area was regularly explored by the Anasazi , and later the Utes , who hunted and lived in the San Juans during

1392-417: The average family size was 2.63. 20.7% of town residents were under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 39.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 30,486, and the median income for

1440-436: The closure of Sunnyside, Silverton lost much of its tax base as the town's population dwindled to just over 500, a quarter of its peak population one hundred years earlier. The town's population, buoyed by strong summer tourism and an emerging winter economy, has since recovered. The construction of the expert-level ski area Silverton Mountain in 2002 marked the beginning of Silverton's year-round tourism. Another ski area,

1488-531: The community now depends primarily on tourism and government remediation and preservation projects. Silverton is well known because of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad , a former mine train that is now a National Historic Landmark, and internationally recognized events such as the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run . The town population was 622 at the 2020 census . Settlements in

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1536-436: The course could save a runner several hours over the duration of the run. This developed into what has become to be known as "Camp Hardrock" which comprises the two weeks preceding the actual running of the event. Runners spend this time hiking the course with the marking crews and familiarizing themselves with the route as it is to be marked. As the event has been presented over the subsequent twenty plus years, it has established

1584-401: The end of their names. Statutory towns have an elected mayor and a board of trustees composed of the mayor and four or six additional members elected at large. Colorado statutory cities and towns are limited to exercising powers that are granted by the state and are subject to provisions and limitations imposed by the state and are similar to villages in other states such as the villages of

1632-452: The highest being Storm Peak, at 13,487 feet. The town is less than 15 miles from seven of Colorado's 53 " fourteeners ", i.e. , mountain peaks with a summit elevation of at least 14,000 feet (4,300 meters). Silverton has an alpine subarctic climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfc ) with very cold, snowy winters and cool to warm summers with adequate precipitation year-round. In the novel The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson ,

1680-523: The land was still controlled by the Utes . Silverton was established shortly after the Utes ceded the region in the 1873 Brunot Agreement , and the town boomed from silver mining until the Panic of 1893 led to a collapse of the silver market, and boomed again from gold mining until the recession caused by the Panic of 1907 . The entire town is included as a federally designated National Historic Landmark District ,

1728-487: The main setting is in Silverton. Country singer C. W. McCall recorded "The Silverton," about the Silverton and Durango Railroad, on his 1975 album Black Bear Road . Night Passage (1957) was filmed in Silverton and Durango, Colorado . Shaun White 's secret training facility for the Vancouver Olympics (2010) called "Project X" was located on Silverton Mountain. The board game Silverton by Mayfair Games

1776-405: The population. There were 255 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and

1824-432: The purpose of shipping ore to Durango, became a major tourist attraction after it was featured in several popular western films. By the 1970s, with almost all mining operations in the region shuttered, the train was almost entirely operated for the purpose of tourism. Tourism continued to increase in the latter part of the 20th century, but Silverton's harsh winters and isolation made it a summer-only attraction. Following

1872-599: The summer. There is also speculation that Spanish explorers and fur traders ventured into the area before Baker's 1860 expedition. After the Brunot Agreement with the Utes in 1873, which exchanged four million acres (6,200 sq mi; 16,000 km ) for the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and $ 25,000 per year, several mining camps were constructed. These would later become the communities of Howardsville , Eureka , and Silverton. Silverton

1920-405: The sun set twice before finishing. Runners continue at night using flashlights or headlamps. Portions of the trail are adjacent to steep dropoffs and are described in the course description with the word " exposure ". The extreme altitude changes bring runners through several climate zones. Much of the course is above the tree line , which in Colorado is around 11,000 feet (3,400 m), and it

1968-505: The time the pandemic waned the following March, 246 people had died, accounting to more than 10% of the population. This gave Silverton the dubious honor of having the highest mortality rate for the Spanish Flu in the entire nation. On June 4, 1978, when the water from Lake Emma collapsed into Sunnyside mine, shooting out of a portal with a force that toppled a 20-ton locomotive. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as disaster occurred on

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2016-466: The time. Another 714,417 residents (12.37%) lived in one of the 210 census-designated places , while the remaining 759,355 residents (13.15%) lived in the many rural and mountainous areas of the state. In 2020, only 1,968 square miles (5,097 km ) of Colorado's 103,642 square miles (268,431 km ) of land area (1.90%) were incorporated in the 271 active municipalities. The City of Colorado Springs with 195 square miles (506 km ) of land area

2064-656: The town and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. In 1966, the entire town was placed on the National Register of Historic Places . These boundaries were expanded in 1997 with the addition of the Shenandoah-Dives mill and other historical structures. The area surrounding Silverton has been the scene of several well-documented disasters, many of them due to avalanches and mining accidents. Five miners perished in

2112-478: The town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), all of it land. Silverton is one of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,840 m) above sea level. The town is located in San Juan County , the highest county in the United States, with a mean elevation of 11,240 feet (3,430 meters). Silverton sits in a flat area of the Animas River valley and is surrounded by several thirteeners ,

2160-399: The town. The population density was 656.0 inhabitants per square mile (253.3/km ). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 531.2 units per square mile (205.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.36% White , 0.75% Native American , 0.38% Pacific Islander , 0.75% from other races , and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.72% of

2208-470: Was founded by mining entrepreneurs William Kearnes, Dempsey Reese, and Thomas Blair in 1874. The region boomed after George Howard and R. J. McNutt discovered the Sunnyside silver vein along Hurricane Peak. Gold was then discovered in 1882, which helped the region weather the Panic of 1893 far better than other mining communities, such as Aspen or Creede . The Sunnyside Mine would become one of Colorado's longest running and most productive mines. The mine

2256-485: Was shut down after the 1929 stock market crash , but was acquired by Standard Metals Corp. in 1959, and reopened, finding gold in 1973 with the Little Mary vein. The region's economy was dealt a devastating blow in 1992 when the mine and the corresponding Shenandoah-Dives mill, the last operating in the region, permanently closed. The closure meant the end of jobs for over one third of Silverton's workforce. The town has

2304-618: Was the most extensive municipality, while the Town of Sawpit with 19 acres (0.078 km ) of land area was the least extensive. The City of Glendale with a 2020 population density of 8,117 residents per square mile (3,134/km ) was the most densely populated municipality, while the Town of Bonanza with a 2020 population density of 38 residents per square mile (15/km ) was the least densely populated municipality after Carbonate. Colorado municipalities operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority — consolidated city and county , home rule municipality (which may be either

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