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High Altitude Observatory was located nearby for solar research from 1940 to 1972 by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).After mining ceased, the residential houses were all transported to the West Park subdivision of Leadville, Colorado, in 1962, leaving only the mining buildings standing. The front office is part of the former jail.After a 17-year shutdown, the Climax mine

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