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Silver Cliff, Colorado
Silver Cliff sits in Custer County. For property records, taxes, vehicle work, and most local services, start with the county tied to the exact address.
- Place type
- Incorporated municipality
- County footprint
- Custer
- Colorado region
- Mountains
A nearby story: A pond on a Custer County parcel needs a water right behind it
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Notes from Custer County
These notes may cover the wider county as well as Silver Cliff. Open the note to see the exact place and source behind it.
Water and land - Custer County
A pond on a Custer County parcel needs a water right behind it
In the Arkansas River basin, even a small pond can need its own water right, and a pond that has been there for years is not automatically in the clear.
Read note ->History and culture - Custer County
The Dark Sky Over Westcliffe: Why People Drive Here to Look Up
Westcliffe and Silver Cliff protected their night sky so well they earned Colorado's first International Dark Sky Community certification, and a free in-town observatory lets you see the result.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Custer County
The Sangre de Cristo Wilderness rises right above Westcliffe
The high peaks west of Westcliffe sit inside a designated wilderness in the national forest, where the rules are stricter than on ordinary forest land.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Custer County
South Colony Road climbs to the high peaks south of Westcliffe
The main Custer County approach to Humboldt Peak and the Crestones runs up Colfax Lane to South Colony Road, where the upper miles need four-wheel drive.
Read note ->Home and property - Custer County
A Custer County dwelling permit includes site plan and zoning review
A Custer County dwelling permit covers new primary, manufactured, and modular homes, with site plan and zoning review built in.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Custer County
DeWeese Reservoir near Westcliffe is a favorite Wet Mountain Valley fishing spot
DeWeese Reservoir is a beloved Custer County fishing and wildlife-watching spot near Westcliffe, managed as a State Wildlife Area where one easy thing to grab before you go is a license or SWA pass.
Read note ->Home and property - Custer County
Homes against the forest edge in Custer County share wildfire risk
Many Custer County properties sit where homes meet forest and grassland, where defensible space around the house is a normal part of ownership.
Read note ->Home and property - Custer County
Custer accessory structures and decks can need their own permit
In Custer County, sheds, garages, barns, decks, porches, and balconies all fall under one accessory-structure permit, not just the house.
Read note ->Sources and review
Where this place listing comes from
Colorado's State Demography Office maintains the incorporated municipality roster and the county relationships used on this page.
Use this carefully: A mailing address can use a city or town name even when the property is outside that municipality. Confirm the exact address before relying on a local rule.
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