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Telluride geologic map and location of historic mines Fall colors in Telluride. View from the ski area, 2010. Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. [4] The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains ...
State Highway 145 (SH 145) is a state highway in western Colorado. It runs for 116.879 miles (188.1 km) between U.S. Route 160 (US 160) in Cortez and SH 141 near Naturita . Route description
Telluride was founded in 1878, and was a major metals mining center until 1913. The historic district covers 80 acres (32 ha) of downtown Telluride and surrounding residential areas, as well as Lone Tree Cemetery, the town's first cemetery. [3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 for its well-preserved late boom-town architecture.
The Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway, a Back Country Byway, and a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Fremont and Teller counties, Colorado, USA. The byway is named for the Gold Belt mining region. The Cripple Creek Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.
Heading north from the Colorado border, US 285 passes through the main part of the San Luis Valley, eventually reaching Alamosa. As the highway heads north, it begins to ascend to the northern end of the valley and eventually climbs over Poncha Pass , elevation 9,012 feet (2,747 m), and drops sharply down the other side into the Arkansas River ...
State Highway 83 (SH 83) is a state highway that is located along the Front Range in the U.S. State of Colorado.Spanning about 56.2 miles (90.4 km) from the SH 21 (Powers Boulevard) interchange in northern Colorado Springs and SH 2 (Colorado Boulevard.) in Denver, the highway follows a south–north route, paralleling Interstate 25 to the east and serving rural areas.
Pass [a] Elevation [s] Trail Coordinates [f]; Electric Pass [u]: 13,494 feet 4,113 m Elkhead Pass: 13,245 feet 4,037 m The Keyhole: 13,163 feet 4,012 m The Notch: 13,035 feet
The San Juan Skyway overlaps with the Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway on Colorado State Highway 145 between U.S. Highway 160 and Colorado State Highway 184. The San Juan Skyway connects with the Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway at Durango, the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway at Silverton and Ouray, and the Unaweep ...