Ashcroft, Aspen

Name: Ashcroft
Address: Castle Creek Road, Aspen, United States

#5 among attractions in Aspen

City, Top attraction, Museum

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Ashcroft, originally known as Castle Forks City then Chloride until 1882, was a mining town located ten miles south of Aspen, Colorado, United States. A few buildings remain standing as a testament to the town's past. ()

Built: 1879 (145 years ago)Coordinates: 39°3'20"N, 106°48'0"W

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Castle Creek RoadAspen United States

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Ashcroft – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Peak, Cathedral Peak, Elk Mountains, Cathedral Peak.

4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Castle Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
117 min walk • Castle Peak is the ninth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,279-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Elk Mountains and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. The peak is located 11.6 miles northeast by...
3.5 miSW
Nature, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
89 min walk • Cathedral Peak may be any of several mountains, typically those with steep sides and towers reminiscent of a cathedral. In the United States alone, the USGS identifies 17 summits named "Cathedral Peak".
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Elk Mountains, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
110 min walk • The Elk Mountains are a high, rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of west-central Colorado in the United States.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness
89 min walk • Cathedral Peak is a high mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,950-foot thirteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest, 11.1 miles south by west of the City of Aspen in Piktin County, Colorado, United States.

Ashcroft, Aspen

Facts and practical information

Ashcroft – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Castle Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Elk Mountains, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness

Cathedral Peak, Maroon Bells–Snowmass Wilderness