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Leadville, Colorado Map Art
A new map of Leadville, Colorado, made in 2026 and printed to order on thick archival matte paper.
12" x 18" Archival Matte Print
A Map of Home. A Work of Art.
Explore Leadville, Colorado from a whole new perspective. Created using aerial imagery and detailed geographic data, this map captures Leadville building by building, with labeled streets, familiar landmarks, and shaded topographical relief that highlights the natural contours of the landscape.
Combining modern data with the timeless character of a vintage atlas, this map is just as interesting up close as it is beautiful on the wall. Whether you grew up in Leadville, spent memorable years there, or call it home today, this unique map is a great way to celebrate a place that means something to you. Zoom in on the preview to look for your street, and then order a print to put your memories on the wall.
Three ways to hang it
Unframed archival matte, a black wood frame or a white wood frame.
Up close
Geography Worth Displaying
This map was created using accurate cartographic data and authoritative geographic sources, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the Census Bureau. The map brings together terrain, waterways, roads, and building detail. The majority of the streets are labeled, houses are accurately depicted, and the topography is derived from government sources. Combining local data with carefully composed color and shading leads to this beautifully detailed Leadville artwork for your wall.
Rather than simply showing street outlines, weβve included as many of the street names as we could reasonably fit on the map while keeping their names legible. Zoom in on the high resolution preview to see exactly whatβs on the map. We truly set out to create a statement piece for anyone who loves Leadville. So whether itβs for you, or a gift for someone you love, we hope this map of Leadville brings back fond memories.
Read the story behind this map of Leadville, Colorado from 2026.
About Leadville, Colorado
Leadville is a city of 2,633 people and the seat of Lake County, set at 10,119 feet among the headwaters of the Arkansas River. Prospectors found placer gold in California Gulch in 1859, and the camp of Oro City grew up along its stream. Miners there cursed a heavy black sand that clogged their sluice boxes, until in 1874 it proved to be cerussite, a lead mineral full of silver. By 1876 they had followed it uphill to rich silver-lead lodes, and Oro City was left a ghost town.
Mine owners Horace Tabor and August Meyer founded the new town in 1877. The tent camp was first called Slabtown, but when residents asked for a post office they picked the name Leadville. The county seat moved here in February 1879, and by 1880 more than 15,000 people lived in one of the world's richest silver camps, with gas lights, water mains, 28 miles of streets and a school for 1,100 students. The boom faded after Congress repealed the Sherman Silver Purchase Act in 1893.
“The outpouring of the precious metal from Leadville transformed the struggling Centennial State into a veritable autocrat in the colony of states.”
- Tabor Opera House, 1879Horace Tabor, a Vermont native who became Leadville's first mayor, built a three-story opera house of stone, brick and iron, with every material hauled by wagon from Denver. It was the most expensive building in Colorado when it opened on November 20, 1879, and it joined the National Register in 1966. Tabor lost his fortune in the Panic of 1893 and died broke on April 10, 1899.
- A marshal sent from DenverBy 1878 Leadville was known as one of the West's most lawless towns. Its first city marshal was run out within days, and the next was shot dead by one of his own deputies inside a month. Mayor Tabor sent to Denver for Mart Duggan, a gunfighter with a fearless reputation, who used rough methods to bring order by 1880. Duggan was shot and killed by an unknown attacker in 1888.
- The salted claim that paid"Chicken Bill" Lovell tipped a wheelbarrow of silver-rich ore into an empty pit on his Chrysolite claim so he could sell it to Horace Tabor at a high price. The trick worked, but Tabor came out ahead: his miners dug a few feet deeper and struck a rich ore body.
- Molybdenum at ClimaxWorld War II raised demand for molybdenum, which hardens steel, and the nearby Climax mine once produced 75 percent of the world's supply. By 1980 it was the largest underground mine on earth, and its taxes paid for Leadville's schools and libraries. The market fell in 1981 and many miners left town, but Climax reopened in 2008 and began producing again in 2010.
Find your street
Names on the Leadville map
Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.
Places and landmarks1
- City Hall
Streets and roads60
- Harrison Avenue
- Poplar Street
- East Ninth Street
- Silver Drive
- North Poplar Street
- Front Street
- East Seventh Street
- McWethy Drive
- Monroe Street
- Ash Street
- East Twelfth Street
- West Eighth Street
- East Eighth Street
- East Third Street
- East Second Street
- West Third Street
- West Sixth Street
- Elm Street
- West Fourth Street
- East Fifth Street
- West Second Street
- East Sixth Street
- South Toledo Street
- West Seventh Street
- East Tenth Street
- Spruce Street
- Pine Street
- James Street
- County Route 2
- East Eleventh Street
Show all 60 streets
- West Chestnut Street
- Alder Street
- Hemlock Street
- Hazel Street
- Maple Street
- Washington Street
- Leiter Street
- East Fourth Street
- West Ninth Street
- Brooklyn Circle
- West Fifth Street
- West Tenth Street
- Chestnut Street
- Orange Street
- Loomis Street
- Leiter Avenue
- Quincy Street
- Clarendon Avenue
- Saint Louis Avenue
- West Twelfth Street
- County Route 6
- Mount Massive Drive
- Vendome Avenue
- Dexter Street
- College Road
- Oak Street
- Plum Street
- Mount Princeton Drive
- Oro Trail
- Organ Trail
Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.
The art of mapping a place
How This Map Was Made
Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.
The view from above
Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.
The shape of the land
Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.
The details of home
Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.
Geography becomes art
Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.
Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.
The Details
About This Print
Choose an archival matte print, or a black or white Ayous wood frame. The archival matte print is unframed.
Select your size and finish above to see the matching product image and price.
Materials & Craftsmanship
A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.
Your printed map does not include the watermark shown in the full-map preview.
Shipping & Delivery
Free shipping within the United States. Every print is made to order in the USA.
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Prints ship within 2 to 3 business days. Allow 7 to 10 days total from ordering for delivery. Timing may vary during holidays or periods of high order volume.
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Returns and damaged prints
Each print is made to order. Change-of-mind refunds are not available after production.
If your print arrives damaged, misprinted or incorrect, contact support@knowol.com within 30 days of receiving it. Include your order number, photos and a description of the issue.
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