Basalt, Colorado

About Basalt

Set in the western part of Colorado, Basalt is a small town, home to 4,001 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Basalt holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,981 residents per square mile.

📰 Basalt News Today

• Florence vs. Basalt: Colorado High School Football, Oct. 31, 2026 CHSAA · Oct 30
• Basalt one step closer to new speed cameras AspenTimes.com · Oct 28
• Liberty Common vs. Basalt: Colorado High School Girls Volleyball, Oct. 31, 2026 CHSAA · Oct 31
• Basalt Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• What to know about Aspen and Basalt ballot measures AspenTimes.com · Oct 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Colorado headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Basalt Unique

• Positioned in western Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Colorado — one of 482 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Basalt

• Free Range Kitchen
• Mod’s Thai House — thai
• Tempranillo

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ann Korologos Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Basalt

• Grace Shehi Bike Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Basalt

• Basalt Elementary School
• Basalt High School
• Basalt Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Basalt

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