PARK AND CHAFFEE COUNTIES each have approximately 45 mining districts, geographical areas established during Colorado’s 1800s mining boom to specify individual mine locations. Many districts were named after a particular “strike,” a nearby town or even a memorable experience such as the early Snowblind District, the precursor to the Consolidated Montgomery District at the foot of Park County’s Mount Lincoln. The Hall Valley Mining District was located in the farthest northwestern section of Park County that extends from the valley floor west of Kenosha Pass all the way up to the Continental Divide at 12,000 feet. It butts up against ...