Camp Hale (historic)

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Camp Hale (historic) was a World War II-era U.S. Army training facility in Colorado best known as the home and training site of the 10th Mountain Division.

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instanceOf United States Army installation
military training facility
associatedWith development of U.S. ski industry
veterans who founded U.S. ski resorts
builtBy United States Army Corps of Engineers
commemoratedBy 10th Mountain Division memorials
conflict World War II
constructionStart 1942
country United States
decommissioned mid-1940s
elevation approximately 9200 feet
environmentalStatus former ordnance-contaminated site
hasFacility ammunition depot
artillery ranges
barracks
climbing areas
hospital
mess halls
mule barns
railroad siding
rifle ranges
ski slopes
heritageDesignation National Historic Site (landscape-level designation)
locatedIn Colorado
Eagle County, Colorado
Pando Valley
Rocky Mountains
White River National Forest
namedAfter Irving Hale
nearbyCity Leadville, Colorado
Red Cliff, Colorado
Vail, Colorado
linked to: Vail
notableUnit 10th Mountain Division
38th Regimental Combat Team
99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
operator United States Army
partOf Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument area
peakPersonnel approximately 15000 troops
postWarUse Central Intelligence Agency training site
training Tibetan guerrillas
trainingIncluded demolitions
ice climbing
live-fire exercises
mountaineering
rock climbing
skiing
winter survival
transportConnection Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
usedFor cold-weather training
high-altitude training
mountain warfare training
ski troops training

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