About Westcliffe

• Westcliffe lies in Custer County at an elevation of 7,888 feet.
• The Sangre de Cristo Mountains form a barrier to the West and the Wet Mountains stretch along the East.
• The valley is 100 miles long.
• There are 5 peaks over 14,000 feet in the immediate area.
• The population of Custer County is 3500. Westcliffe has about 700 inhabitants.
• The school has an enrollment of 500 children and runs on a 4-day week.
• Westcliffe has a golf course, "St. Andrews at Westcliffe", a movie theater "The Jones Theater", the Custer County Health Clinic, a public library, a health club with an indoor swimming pool, a courthouse, a bowling alley and a Sheriff's station complete with jail.