Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant, Uncompahgre National Forest

Name: Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant
Address: Uncompahgre National Forest, United States

#13 among attractions in Uncompahgre National Forest

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Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant, Uncompahgre National Forest

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The Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Powerplant, also known as the Bridal Veil Powerhouse, is an electric power generation plant and residence located next to Bridal Veil Falls on a 400-foot cliff overlooking Telluride, Colorado. The structure is 2+1⁄2 stories on a poured concrete foundation with a wood frame superstructure. It consists of a main power plant building, a 1+1⁄2-story residence and a 1-story cookhouse. The power plant foundation is distinctive, with semicircular windows. A semicircular bay with arched windows projects out on a rock spur. ()

Built: 1907 (117 years ago)Coordinates: 37°55'9"N, 107°46'8"W

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Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3 miNW
Winter sport, Ski area
Telluride Ski Resort, Uncompahgre National Forest
77 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.
~290 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls, Uncompahgre National Forest
2 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.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gilpin Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest
124 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...
5.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dallas Peak, Mount Sneffels Wilderness
144 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...
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Yankee Boy Basin, Uncompahgre National Forest
136 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.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Mountain, Uncompahgre National Forest
116 min walk • Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about 5 miles south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface.
2.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Telluride Historic District, Telluride
63 min walk • 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.
3.4 miSE
Mountain pass, Nature
Red Mountain Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
87 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.
2 miNE
Mountain pass, Nature
Imogene Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
52 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.