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Welcome to Telluride, Colorado.
Telluride is a town in San Miguel County in southwestern Colorado on the San Miguel River on the west side of the San Juan Mountains. The population was 2,221 at the 2000 census. Originally a mining town, Telluride is now a major ski resort. In the summer, there are festivals almost every weekend, including the Telluride Film Festival, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Mushroom festival, Nothing Day festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. It is the county seat of San Miguel County.
Telluride sits in a box canyon. Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it. Spectacular Bridal Veil Falls is at the head of the canyon. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. Telluride was the inspiration for Galt's Gulch in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and is the subject of the song "Telluride" by Tim McGraw.
Downtown Telluride, Colorado. Photo by Ken Kinder
With three ways in and only two ways out Telluride sits in a very isolated part of Colorado. Colorado Rt 145 is the most common way into Telluride, however there are two passes for the more adventurous types. Imogene Pass is the more forgiving of the two passes, though it still requires 4x4 experience and should not be taken lightly. Black Bear Pass is noted to be Colorado's Most dangerous pass. It is only passable in one direction because of a treacherous stair step section. The town of Telluride is situated at an altitude of 8,750 feet.
Nestled at in the mountains at the head of the San Miguel River, for centuries the Ute Indians spent summer and fall in the valley hunting elk, deer and mountain sheep before gold was discovered and mining moved in. In 1858 the first gold was discovered. John Fallon made the first claim to Marshal Basin above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of Telluride occurred. The town itself was founded in 1878. Telluride was originally named "Columbia," but due to confusion with Columbia California, the name was changed by the post office in 1887. The town was named after an element called Tellurium, which was never actually found in the mountains of Telluride. Tellurium is a non metallic element that is associated with rich deposits of Gold and some Silver. An alternate theory for the naming of Telluride is that it is a contraction of "to-hell-you-ride." Telluride's mines were rich in zinc, iron, lead, copper, silver and, of course, gold.
Telluride in the summertime is known to be the festival capital of the Southwest. Telluride hosts a unique event almost every weekend in the summer and many of them are long-standing originals.
In 1995, the San Miguel Conservation Foundation and the Town of Telluride acquired the 320 acres adjacent to Town Park now known as the Bear Creek Preserve. The Preserve was recently expanded to include a total of 381 acres of this pristine mountain canyon. The Bear Creek Trail can be accessed from the South end of Pine Street.
The Town of Telluride enjoys a flourishing arts and cultural community. Telluride can boast about its role as one of the first Colorado ski towns to cultivate a lively summer festival and event season. Telluride has provided a model to other communities struggling to balance a viable summer and winter economy. Several of Telluride’s festivals have celebrated anniversaries numbering over thirty years!
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Local daily news in Telluride:
Data to Lead Lift 7 Planning
Build-Out Analysis Will Give Hard Numbers TELLURIDE - Much like the science being collected by environmental consultants studying the Valley Floor will inform the management plan being created for the open ...
Kennel Cough Comes to Town
Infectious Respiratory Disease Spreads TELLURIDE - Telluride and Norwood veterinarians are noticing an increased incidence of kennel cough among local dogs.
Alta Lakes Cluster Plan Given Go Ahead by Commission
BOCC to Review Next TELLURIDE - The San Miguel County Planning Commission voted 3-1 to recommend that the board of county commissioners conditionally approve a cluster development plan that would allow 540 ...
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Places of interest:
Mountain Village, CO (3.4 miles), Ouray, CO (11.5 miles), Silverton, CO (13.7 miles), Ridgway, CO (15.3 miles), Loghill Village, CO (18.3 miles), Rico, CO (22.6 miles), Norwood, CO (35.2 miles), Lake City, CO (35.2 miles).
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