Silver Cliff, Colorado
Town · Population 703 · #175 in Colorado
About Silver Cliff
Silver Cliff, CO is a tiny community located in southern Colorado with an estimated population of 703.
Officially, Silver Cliff is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 15.46 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 45 residents per square mile.
📰 Silver Cliff News Today
- UPDATE: Highway 96 reopens after house fire FOX21 News Colorado · Mar 20
- Amazing $647,475 award to revitalize Silver Cliff Park Wet Mountain Tribune · Feb 22
- 4 Best Hotels in Westcliffe & Silver Cliff, Colorado Uncover Colorado · Jun 2
- Searching for a new kidney: Around the world and right back to Colorado’s breathtaking Wet Mountain Valley uchealth.org · Nov 5
- Viscount Completes First Phase of 2026 Silver Cliff Drill Program and Identifies Important Geological Corridor Linking the Kate and Passiflora Areas TMX Newsfile · Jun 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Silver Cliff Unique
- The only place in America named Silver Cliff — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southern 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 21 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Silver Cliff
- Upper Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateColorado
TypeTown
Population (2024)703
Rank in state#175 of 271
Land area15.46 sq mi
Density45/sq mi
Coordinates38.1292, -105.3992