Telluride Historic District, Telluride

Name: Telluride Historic District
Address: Telluride, United States

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The Telluride Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the developed area of the former mining boom town of Telluride, Colorado. Telluride was founded in 1878, and was a major metals mining center until 1913. The historic district covers 80 acres of downtown Telluride and surrounding residential areas, as well as Lone Tree Cemetery, the town's first cemetery. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 for its well-preserved late boom-town architecture. ()

Coordinates: 37°56'14"N, 107°48'29"W

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Telluride Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Telluride Ski Resort, Bridal Veil Falls, Mount Sneffels, Gilpin Peak.

0.7 miW
Winter sport, Ski area
Telluride Ski Resort, Uncompahgre National Forest
17 min walk • Telluride Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Mountain Village, Colorado right next to the Town of Telluride. The Telluride Ski Resort is a year-round destination located in the southwest corner of Colorado.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls, Uncompahgre National Forest
62 min walk • Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top.
4.7 miN
Landmark peak for hikes and climbing
Mount Sneffels, Mount Sneffels Wilderness
121 min walk • Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,158-foot fourteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 6.7 miles west by south of the City of Ouray in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gilpin Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest
90 min walk • Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles north-northeast of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United...
3.6 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dallas Peak, Mount Sneffels Wilderness
93 min walk • Dallas Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,815-foot thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.3 miles north by west of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States...
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sneffels Range, Uncompahgre National Forest
119 min walk • The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is a young, prominent, and rugged range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels range form the southern border of Ouray County and run west to east.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Yankee Boy Basin, Uncompahgre National Forest
112 min walk • Yankee Boy Basin is an alpine basin in Ouray County, southwestern Colorado. It is in the San Juan Mountains, protected within Uncompahgre National Forest.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teakettle Mountain, Uncompahgre National Forest
129 min walk • Teakettle Mountain, elevation 13,825 ft, is a summit in the Sneffels Range of southwest Colorado. The peak is west of Ouray in the Uncompahgre National Forest.
5.9 miSE
Mountain pass, Nature
Red Mountain Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
150 min walk • Red Mountain Pass elevation 11,018 ft is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties.
3.9 miE
Mountain pass, Nature
Imogene Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
101 min walk • Imogene Pass is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado. It crosses a ridge connecting Ouray, Colorado with Telluride, Colorado, and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in Colorado.