State: Colorado

County: Sterling

Town: Eclipse Ridge

Founded: 1692 by the Wayward Sisters

Incorporated: 1880

Elevation: 9,120 feet

Population: 5000

Zip Code: 81433

Area Code: 970

National Forest: San Juan

State Park: Sterling County State Park

Lake: Emerald Lake

• Length: 45 miles
• Width: 9 miles (at widest point)
• Depth: 150 feet maximum depth

Main Highway: Known as U.S. Route 550, the Million Dollar Highway is a 25-mile stretch of highway that runs from Ouray to Silverton in southwestern Colorado.