Eagle

History

The Eagle, Colorado, post office opened on September 3, 1891, and the Town of Eagle was incorporated on April 5, 1905.

Geography

Eagle is located west of the center of Eagle County in the valley of the Eagle River, a west-flowing tributary of the Colorado River. The town limits extend southward up the valley of Brush Creek. U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of town, and Interstate 70 passes through the northern side, with access from Exit 147. Vail is to the east, and Glenwood Springs is to the west. At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of including of water. |single line = Y |collapsed = Yes |Jan record high F = 58 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 73 |Apr record high F = 82 |May record high F = 90 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 99 |Aug record high F = 96 |Sep record high F = 93 |Oct record high F = 84 |Nov record high F = 73 |Dec record high F = 61 |year record high F= 100 |Jan high F = 32.4 |Feb high F = 37.9 |Mar high F = 47.2 |Apr high F = 56.6 |May high F = 67.3 |Jun high F = 77.6 |Jul high F = 83.1 |Aug high F = 81.5 |Sep high F = 72.7 |Oct high F = 60.3 |Nov high F = 44.4 |Dec high F = 32.8 |year high F= |Jan low F = 10.1 |Feb low F = 16.8 |Mar low F = 25.8 |Apr low F = 31.0 |May low F = 38.3 |Jun low F = 44.3 |Jul low F = 51.3 |Aug low F = 50.5 |Sep low F = 42.1 |Oct low F = 31.8 |Nov low F = 21.9 |Dec low F = 12.5 |year low F= |Jan record low F = −51 |Feb record low F = −46 |Mar record low F = −20 |Apr record low F = −15 |May record low F = 5 |Jun record low F = 12 |Jul record low F = 29 |Aug record low F = 26 |Sep record low F = 14 |Oct record low F = 2 |Nov record low F = −29 |Dec record low F = −33 |year record low F= −51 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.45 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.54 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.78 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.17 |May precipitation inch = 0.97 |Jun precipitation…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  2,628
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,848
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,717
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  1,694
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,620
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,563
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  1,437
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,429

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2026-06-06
  10 km NE of Redstone, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2026-04-04
  30 km NNW of Dotsero, Colorado
• M 2.6 — 2026-02-06
  12 km S of Mulford, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2025-10-21
  22 km NNW of New Castle, Colorado
• M 2.9 — 2024-10-18
  6 km NNE of Chacra, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2023-07-15
  7 km NNW of Chacra, Colorado