Telluride, Mountain town in Colorado, United States.
Description
Telluride is a small town at 2,667 meters (8,750 feet) elevation inside a box canyon of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. A gondola connects the historic center with the higher ski area of Mountain Village.
History
The settlement started in 1878 as a camp for silver miners and later became the seat of San Miguel County. Butch Cassidy robbed a bank here in 1889, marking one of his first widely known crimes.
Culture
Main Street keeps its late 19th-century construction with flat-front buildings and wide wooden balconies that recall the mining era. Many structures now house restaurants and shops while maintaining their original exterior appearance.
Practical
The free gondola runs all year between the two parts of town and offers a convenient alternative to driving. Visitors walking around will find most facilities and shops concentrated along the main street.
Did you know?
Bridal Veil Falls at the end of the canyon drops 111 meters (365 feet) and is the highest year-round waterfall in Colorado. The small power station at its top provided electricity for the region's first street lights starting in 1895.
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Mount Sneffels
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Bridal Veil Falls
4.6 km
Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant
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Mount Sneffels Wilderness
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Telluride Historic District
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Gilpin Peak
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Telluride Historical Museum
489 mSunshine Point
8.3 kmBuckel Wine & Red Dirt Studio
417 mScenic viewpoint
6.3 kmMiXX
728 mThe Gordon Collection
658 mTelluride Studio
684 mThe Steps
5.2 kmTelluride Arts District
396 mStatue, Work of art
2.6 kmScenic viewpoint
5.8 kmSmuggler Union Tramhouse
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8 kmScenic viewpoint
5.6 kmScenic viewpoint
6.5 kmUpper Ingram Falls
5.2 kmLower Ingram Falls
5.1 kmWaterfall
7.4 kmWaterfall
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3.7 kmSneffels Creek Falls
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