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Showing posts with label San Juan Mountains. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Juan Mountains. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 January 2018

The Aspen, Autumn in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

January 10, 2018 0 Comments
The Aspen, Autumn in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado
The Aspen, Autumn in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Aspen, in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, is a ski resort town and year-round destination for outdoor recreation. It's also known for high-end restaurants and boutiques, and landmarks like the Wheeler Opera House, built in 1889 during the area’s silver mining boom. The Wheeler-Stallard House is a local history museum set in a 19th-century, Queen Anne–style home, while the Aspen Art Museum displays contemporary artworks.

  • Elevation: 2,438 m
  • Weather: -1°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 97% Humidity
  • ZIP Code: 81611, 81612 (PO Boxes)
  • Local time: Wednesday 7:16 PM
  • Population: 6,871 (2016)

Thursday, 4 January 2018

Reflections of a perfect summer day on Little Molas Lake in the Colorado Rockies, CO Douglas

January 04, 2018 0 Comments
Reflections of a perfect summer day on Little Molas Lake in the Colorado Rockies, CO Douglas

Molas Lake Campground was granted to the Town of Silverton in 1925 from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.  The 137-acre campground sits along the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in the central San Juan Mountains; the most spectacular peaks in the Colorado Rockies.  The Campground is adjacent to the largest wilderness area in the state of Colorado, the Weminuche Wilderness.

Molas Lake Campground provides visitors with unforgettable scenery, a stocked 25-acre lake, National Forest access via the Colorado Trail, and dark, starry skies free from light-pollution. The campground and day-use amenities were completely renovated in 2008. There are more than 50 campsites serving tent-campers, small RV's and pop-ups, and a few sites over 1,500 square feet to serve even the largest RV's. The park has one water pump, several clean and new vault-style restrooms, showers, and a dump-station for RV's. 

Monday, 1 January 2018

American Basin, San Juan Mountains (range of the Rocky Mountains), Southwest Colorado

January 01, 2018 0 Comments
American Basin, San Juan Mountains (range of the Rocky Mountains), Southwest Colorado (Co State)
American Basin, San Juan Mountains Co State

The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride. Large scale mining has ended in the region, although independent prospectors still work claims throughout the range. The last large scale mines were the Sunnyside Mine near Silverton, which operated until late in the 20th century and the Idarado Mine on Red Mountain Pass that closed down in the 1970s. Famous old San Juan mines include the Camp Bird and Smuggler Union mines, both located between Telluride and Ouray.
  • Highest point
  • Peak Uncompahgre Peak
  • Elevation 14,309 ft (4,361 m)
  • Coordinates 38°04′18″N 107°27′14″WCoordinates: 38°04′18″N 107°27′14″W 
  • Geography
  • Country United States
  • State Colorado, New Mexico
  • Parent range Rocky Mountains



Saturday, 16 December 2017

Alpine Primrose- San Juan Mountains – Colorado

December 16, 2017 0 Comments
Alpine Primrose- San Juan Mountains – Colorado « Igor Menaker Fine Art Photography
Alpine Primrose- San Juan Mountains – Colorado

The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Wikipedia

  • Highest point: Uncompahgre Peak
  • Country: United States of America
  • Parent range: Rocky Mountains






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