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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. [3] The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains ...
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 ]
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 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
That list also includes the county websites, links to Colorado Department of Transportation county maps, and the geographic coordinates of the counties. As of July 1, 2023, El Paso County remains the most populous county in Colorado with a population estimate of 744,215, while Hinsdale County with a 2023 population of 765 is now the least populous.
These trends have made San Miguel similar in vein to other heavily Democratic ski resort counties like Blaine County in Idaho, Teton County in Wyoming, and Pitkin County within Colorado. In the 2000 presidential election , San Miguel County was Green Party candidate Ralph Nader 's best countywide performance in the country with 17.2% of the vote.
Colorado State Highway 7 Business (SH 7 Bus.) is a 1.592-mile (2.562 km) east–west state highway business route in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. SH 7 Bus.'s western terminus is at SH 7 in Allenspark, and the eastern terminus is at SH 7 east of Allenspark. The entire route is in Boulder County.
Path along the Uncompaghre river that leads from the town to the reservoir. Ridgway began as a railroad town, serving the nearby mining towns of Telluride and Ouray.. The town site is at the northern terminus of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad where it meets with Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad running between Montrose and Ouray.