For other meanings, see Telluride (disambiguation).

Town of Telluride, Colorado
Colorado Avenue: Main Street
Location in San Miguel County and the State of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 107°48′59″W / 37.93917, -107.81639
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County[1]	San Miguel County - seat[2]
Founded	1878
Incorporated	1887-02-10, as the Town of Columbia
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality[1]
- Mayor	Stu Fraser Town Council Roberta Peterson Andrea Benda Mark Buchsieb Bob Saunders Stu Fraser Jill Masters
Area
- Total	0. San Miguel County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U San Miguel County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
- Land	0. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 7 sq mi (1. 8 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	8,750 ft (2,667 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,221 (city proper)
- Density	3,143. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International ----The term city limits (or city boundary) refers to the defined boundary of a City. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi (1,207. 8/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	81435
Area code(s)	970
FIPS code	08-76795
GNIS feature ID	0204747
Website: Town of Telluride

A view of a mountain while driving above Telluride on one of its many trails. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks ImageArea_codes_COsvg|right|thumbs|Map of Colorado area codes in blue (with border states poly 67 8 381 26 380 108 356 107 352 131 343 130 340 107 326 102 320 104 301 104 Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout The Town of Telluride sits in the valley. Near the left of the picture is a waterfall with a house on the cliff above.

The Town of Telluride is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. San Miguel County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. ^[3] The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The San Miguel River is a tributary of the Dolores River, approximately 90 mi (145 km long in southwestern Colorado in the United States. The San Juan Mountains are a rugged Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. A historic district which includes some or all of Telluride is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A historic district in the United States is a group of buildings properties or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of The town population was 2,221 at U.S. Census 2000. ^[4]

Telluride sits in a box canyon. A box canyon is a Canyon whose entrance is also its only exit excluding climbable walls Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it. Bridal Veil Falls is at the head of the canyon. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. A free gondola connects the town with its companion town Mountain Village, Colorado on the other side of the ridge. A gondola lift is a type of Aerial lift, often called a cable car, which consists of a loop of Steel cable that is strung between two stations Mountain Village is a Home Rule Municipality in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

Telluride and the area surrounding it has had a notable effect on pop culture. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — The town of Telluride has served as the backdrop for several television commercials, is home to an international film festival, and has been the subject of songs such as "Smugglers Blues" by Glenn Frey, and the eponymous song by Tim McGraw. A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues The Allnighter is the second album by Glenn Frey, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor Telluride is also known for its ski resort and slopes during the winter and spring and horseback riding during the summer. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description

Geography

With three ways in and only two ways out, Telluride sits in an isolated part of Colorado. From the west, Colorado Route 145 is the most common way into Telluride, however there are two alternate passes to enter the town as well. Imogene Pass is the more forgiving of the two passes, though it still requires 4x4 experience and should not be taken lightly. Imogene Pass (el 3997 m/13114 ft is a high Mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado Black Bear Pass is noted to be Colorado’s most dangerous pass. Black Bear Road is also the name of the CW McCall album which contains the song that made the road famous It is only passable in one direction because of a treacherous stair step section. Telluride is situated at an altitude of 8,750 feet.

The eastern side of town, or the falls side, has Bridal Veil Falls and the Generator House which sits at the top of the falls. This house is owned by Eric Jacobson, who restored the house and the generator inside, which now provides about 25 percent of Telluride with its electricity. The house was originally used to power the Smuggler-Union Mine and requires an aerial tramway for Jacobson and his family to get home. It is the second-oldest operating AC generator in the United States, the first being the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant near Ophir, Colorado. The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, located near Ophir Colorado, was the world's first commercial system to produce and transmit Alternating current (AC The historic Town of Ophir is a Home Rule Municipality located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

The town is served by air transportation via Telluride Regional Airport, the highest commercial airport in the United States. Telluride Regional Airport is a public use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) west of the Central business district of Telluride The airport is considered challenging by pilots because of frequent adverse weather conditions, high altitude, and the extremely rugged mountain terrain which surrounds the airport on nearly all sides.

Telluride is located at 37°56′21″N, 107°48′59″W (37. 939153, -107. 816317)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (1. 8 km²). A small creek flows through the town.

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 2,221 people, 1,013 households, and 357 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,143. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (1,207. 8/km²). There were 1,938 housing units at an average density of 2,742. 8/sq mi (1,053. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92. 57% White, 0. 41% African American, 0. 81% Native American, 0. 72% Asian, 4. 14% from other races, and 1. 35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7. 20% of the population.

There were 1,013 households out of which 19. 1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25. 2% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64. 7% were non-families. 31. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 19 and the average family size was 2. 79.

In the town the population was spread out with 14. 3% under the age of 18, 12. 2% from 18 to 24, 50. 9% from 25 to 44, 20. 8% from 45 to 64, and 1. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 122. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,938, and the median income for a family was $66,136. Males had a median income of $35,329 versus $30,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $38,832. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 5% of families and 11. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 2% of those under age 18 and 6. 9% of those age 65 or over.

History

Bridal Veil Falls

In general the area would have been considered to rugged and difficult to access for the Utes to maintain any long lasting encampments in the general Telluride area.

Mining days

Gold was first discovered in 1858. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Fallon made the first claim in Marshal Basin above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of Telluride followed. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town itself was founded in 1878. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Telluride was originally named "Columbia," but due to confusion with Columbia, California, the name was changed by the post office in 1887. Columbia is a former California Gold Rush boom town that lives on as a state-preserved historic park and a National Historic Landmark that preserves the original California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town was named after the chemical element tellurium, which was never actually found in the mountains of Telluride. A chemical element is a type of Atom that is distinguished by its Atomic number; that is by the number of Protons in its nucleus. Tellurium (tɪˈlʊəriəm/ /tɛl- is a Chemical element that has the symbol Te and Atomic number 52 Tellurium is a metalloid element sometimes associated with deposits of gold and silver. Metalloid is a term used in Chemistry when classifying the Chemical elements On the basis of their general physical and chemical properties nearly every element 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, lead, copper, silver, and, of course, gold. Zinc (ˈzɪŋk from Zink is a Metallic Chemical element with the symbol Zn and Atomic number 30 Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29

Telluride began slowly because of its isolated location. In 1881 a toll road was opened by Otto Mears which allowed wagons to go where only pack mules could go before. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards In its common modern meaning a mule is the offspring of a male Donkey and a female Horse, which is classified as a kind of F1 hybrid. This increased the number of people in Telluride, but it was still expensive to get gold-rich ore out of the valley. In 1890 the railroad reached town, which brought in more mines and brought out more ore. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In June 1889, Butch Cassidy before becoming associated with his gang, "the wild bunch", robbed the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Butch Cassidy ( 13 April 1866 – circa November 1908 born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train robber Bank robber This was his first major recorded crime. He exited the bank with $24,580, and later became famous as a bank robber.

Around the turn of the 20th century there were serious labor disputes in the mines near Telluride. The Colorado National Guard was called out and there were deaths on both sides. The Colorado National Guard consists of the Colorado Army National Guard and the Colorado Air National Guard Unions were formed as miners joined the Western Federation of Miners in 1896. The Western Federation of Miners ( WFM) was a radical labor union that gained a reputation for militancy in the mines of the western United States 1899 brought big changes with most mines granting miners $3 a day for an 8 hour day’s work plus a boarding pay of $1 a day. This came at a time when workers were putting in 10–12 hour days and the mines ran 24 hours a day. Work conditions were treacherous, with mines above 12,000 ft and a lack of safety measures, not to mention bitter weather in winter months. Occupational safety and health is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the Safety, Health and welfare of people engaged in Even the boarding houses were precariously placed on the mountainsides.

Telluride's labor unrest occurred against the backdrop of a state-wide struggle between miners and mine owners. Bulkeley Wells was one of the mine operators expressing considerable hostility to the union. Bulkeley Wells was born in Chicago on March 10 1872 to businessman Samuel Edgar Wells and Marry Agnes Bulkeley The leader of the Telluride Miners' Union was Vincent St. John. Vincent Saint John (1876 &ndash 1929 was an American labor leader and a prominent Wobbly. There developed considerable intrigue and national interest over the disappearance — Wells declared it was a "murder" — of mine guard William J. Barney. William Julius Barney was born to William Miles Barney and Millison J The accusations, animosity, gunplay, and expulsions which followed were one part of an ongoing struggle throughout Colorado's mining communities which came to be called the Colorado Labor Wars. Colorado 's most significant battles between labor and capital occurred primarily between miners and mine operators

In 1891, Telluride's L. L. Nunn joined forces with Nikola Tesla (Nunn's home can be found at the corner of Aspen and Columbia Streets, next door is the home he purchased for the "pinheads" to study hydro-electric engineering) and George Westinghouse and built the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first commercial-grade alternating-current power plant, near Telluride. There have already been discussions about Tesla's ethnicity on the talk page George Westinghouse Jr ( 6 October 1846 &ndash 12 March 1914) was an American Entrepreneur and Engineer The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, located near Ophir Colorado, was the world's first commercial system to produce and transmit Alternating current (AC The hydro-powered electrical generation plant supplied power to the Gold King Mine 3. 5 miles away. This was the first successful demonstration of long distance transmission of industrial grade alternating current power. The invention sparked the "War of Currents" between the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and the General Electric Company headed by Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan. In the "War of Currents" era (sometimes "War of the Currents" or "Battle of Currents") in the late 1880s George Westinghouse Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. John Pierpont Morgan ( April 17, 1837 &ndash March 31, 1913) was an American financier banker and art collector who At the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 AC current and DC current both had exhibits to appeal to the 25 million people attending the fair. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Following the success of the Tesla-Westinghouse exhibit, the Westinghouse Company was awarded the contract to build the power plant at Niagara Falls. Nunn and his brother Paul built power plants in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Mexico, and the Ontario Power plant at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. Nunn developed a keen interest in education as part of his electrical power companies, and in conjunction with Cornell University built the Telluride House at Cornell in 1909 to educate promising students in electrical engineering. Later, Nunn along with Charles Walcott, started the Telluride Association. Charles Doolittle Walcott ( March 31 1850 &ndash February 9 1927) was an American Invertebrate Paleontologist The Telluride Association is a Non-profit organization in the United States that provides young people with free educational programs emphasizing intellectual curiosity Nunn founded Deep Springs College in 1917. Deep Springs is a private, all-male, alternative college in Deep Springs California All of Nunn's educational endeavors are going strong today. Each year the Telluride Tech Festival honors Nunn, Tesla, and Westinghouse, along with current day technology and science leaders.

Telluride’s most famous historic mines are the Tomboy, Pandora, Smuggler-Union, Nellie, and Sheridan mines. Beginning in 1939, the hard-rock mining operations in the Red Mountain and Telluride mining districts began a lengthy consolidation under the Idarado Mining Company (Idarado), presently a division of Newmont Mining. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Idarado Mine was a gold Mining operation in the San Juan Mountains of Ouray County Colorado. Newmont Mining Corporation ( based in Denver Colorado, USA, is one of the world's largest producers of Gold, with active mines in Nevada The consolidation ended in 1953 with Idarado’s acquisition of the Telluride Mines. Idarado kept the underground workings and mill operations open at Telluride’s Pandora hard-rock mine until 1978. When the mine closed for good; the snow which once tormented Telluride's miners had become the town's new gold,in the form of skiing and tourism.

A view in Telluride from the ski slopes by Mountain Village

The skiing era

Mining was Telluride’s only industry until 1972, when the first ski lift was installed by Telluride Ski Resort founder Joseph T. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A chairlift (technically an elevated passenger ropeway is a type of Aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating Steel cable loop strung Telluride Ski Resort is a Ski resort located in Telluride and Mountain Village Colorado. Zoline and his Telluride Ski Corporation (Telco). Joe Zoline bought the land for the future resort in 1969 and began to craft the slopes. Joseph T Zoline was the Founder of the Telluride Ski Resort. Born 1912 in Chicago the child of Ukrainian immigrants Zoline grew up in an era in which the Great Depression Along with his mountain manager, Telluride native Bill "Sr. " Mahoney, they slowly and thoughtfully put together a plan for sustained development of Telluride and the region. As mining phased out and a new service industry phased in, the local population changed sharply. Mining families fled Telluride to settle in places like Moab, Utah, where uranium mining offered hope of continued employment. For other instances of Moab, see Moab (disambiguation. Moab is a city in Grand County, in eastern Utah, in The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Mining families were replaced by what locals referred to as "hippies," young people with a 1960s world view which frequently clashed with the values of Telluride's old timers. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 These newcomers were characterized as being idle trust funders who were drawn to the town for a casual life style and outdoor excitements such as hang gliding, mountain climbing, and kayaking. History See also History of hang gliding Summary: Hang gliding existed in China perhaps by the 4th century AD according to the writing of the “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Kayaking is the use of a Kayak for moving across water Kayaking is generally differentiated from Canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of

The new population was initially anti-growth and rallied against any economic expansion, including growth due to tourism and skiing. At one point a serious effort was made to ban cars from the city limits and force visitors to use horse drawn carts. Success did not come overnight for Telluride in this environment. The seventies were a time of fluctuating snowfalls and economic recession. However, the town’s now famous music and film festivals were immune from anti-growth criticism and flourished. These festivals exposed hundreds of thousands to the grandeur of the valley for the first time and created iconic associations with elite entertainers. Meanwhile ski area founder Joe Zoline worked hard to put Telluride on the map, developing one of the best mountains in North America for expert skiers and creating infrastructure for tourism which respected Telluride's need to stay small and beautiful.

As the final ore carts were rolling out of the Pandora mine, tourists began to seriously discover Telluride for its magnificent views, expert skiing, and famous autumn color changes. After the brutal snow drought of 1976 which nearly wiped out the embryonic ski and lodging industry the town started to rebound economically. In 1978 a stake of the ski area was purchased by Ron Allred and his partner Jim Wells to form the Telluride Company. The new owners expanded the infrastructure which Zoline had put into place by adding a gondola connecting the Town of Telluride with the Mountain Village.

During the 1980s, Telluride developed a reputation for being "Colorado's best kept secret," which paradoxically made it one of the more well known resort communities. Wealthy skiers flocked to the world class mountain all winter and sightseers kept hotel rooms full all summer. In the 1980s Telluride also became notorious in the drug counter culture for being a drop point for Mexican smugglers and a favorite place for wealthy importers to enjoy some downtime. The town was even featured in the hit song by Glenn Frey from Miami Vice, "Smugglers Blues. Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Musician, Singer, Songwriter Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. " For a while the modern Telluride was living up to its Wild West history. This type of attention, as it turned out, was just what the town needed to differentiate it from Aspen. The festivals combined with Telluride's bad-boy town image attracted celebrities like Tom Cruise, Oprah Winfrey, and Oliver Stone. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. By the mid 1990s, Telluride had shed both its mining personality and drug image to establish itself as a premier resort town balancing modern culture with fascinating western history. In 2003, Prospect Bowl, an extension to the ski area opened, providing the resort with many new trails and back country runs. In 2007-08, the ski area opened some of the most extreme, in-bound, hike-to terrain in the country. Most lifts in the area are high speed quad chairs capable of holding four passengers. The highest lift on the mountain reaches an altitude of 12,255 feet.

Transportation

Telluride is served by Telluride Regional Airport. Telluride Regional Airport is a public use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) west of the Central business district of Telluride However, the scheduled flight options are very limited, due to the airport's short runway and frequent closures under bad weather. Therefore most of the passengers going to Telluride use Montrose Regional Airport, located 67 miles to the north. Montrose Regional Airport is a non-towered public airport located at the northwest edge of Montrose ( in the southwest corner of the U

Free public transportation is provided in Telluride. The bus system, called Galloping Goose, makes a complete loop around the town and the Gondola links Telluride with Mountain Village. Mountain Village is a Home Rule Municipality in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States.

Major Highways

• State Highway 145 is named San Juan Skyway. State Highway 145 is a long State highway in western Colorado. It connects Telluride to Cortez and Naturita. The City of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United Naturita is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. This road also gives access to State Highway 62, the main route to Denver, Montrose and other important places in Colorado. State Highway 62 is a 2341 mile (3767 km long State highway connecting the towns of Placerville and Ridgway in the western part of the The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The City of Montrose is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Montrose County, Colorado, United The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.

Effect on pop culture

Downtown Telluride during the 3rd Annual Jazz Festival, August 1979

Telluride and the area surrounding it has had a notable effect on pop culture. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — The nearby town of Ouray was the inspiration for Galt's Gulch in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and historic Telluride figures prominently in Thomas Pynchon's Against the Day. The historic City of Ouray (ˈjʊreɪ is a Statutory City that is the County seat and the most populous city of Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American Atlas Shrugged is a novel by Ayn Rand, first published in 1957 in the United States Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr (born May 8 1937 is an American writer based in New York City, noted for his dense and complex works of Fiction. Against the Day is a Novel by Thomas Pynchon. The Narrative takes place between the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the time immediately Modern Telluride is the setting of Raymond H. Ring's 1988 detective novel Telluride Smile. Telluride is the subject of the song "Smugglers Blues" by Glenn Frey, and the song "Telluride" sung by country singer Tim Mcgraw. It was the setting of the 1998 Scrapple movie directed by Christopher Hansen. Scrapple is a 1998 movie set in a fictionalized version of Telluride Colorado in the 1970s before the town became the uber-hip ski resort Local residents and common visitors have included John Denver, Bob Dylan, Daryl Hannah, Jerry Seinfeld and Tom Cruise. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer

The short-lived but legendary early 1990s hard rock group T-Ride took their name from a commonly used contraction of Telluride. T-Ride was a California -based heavy metal band whose only Album shared the same title They seem to have chosen this name at least in part because of the theory that "Telluride" is itself a contraction of "To Hell You Ride". The song "Ride" from their album T-Ride includes the lyric "Te-hell-ya Ride". T-Ride was the debut Album of the California -based Heavy metal band of the same name

Originally a mining town, Telluride now is known for its ski resort, Telluride Ski Resort. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services Telluride Ski Resort is a Ski resort located in Telluride and Mountain Village Colorado. In the summer, there are festivals almost every weekend, including Mountainfilm in Telluride, the Telluride Film Festival, Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, Mushroom Festival, Nothing Day Festival and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Mountainfilm in Telluride ( MTF) is America’s premier festival of mountain adventure cultural and environmental film and video held annually over Memorial Day weekend in Telluride Film Festival was started in 1974 by Bill and Stella Pence Tom Luddy and Jim Card in the town of Telluride Colorado. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is held annually in Telluride Colorado by Planet Bluegrass

Notable residents

• Patricia Aburdene
• Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
• Charlie Fowler
• Antonya Nelson
• L. L. Nunn
• Vincent Saint John
• Rob Schultheis
• Joe Zoline
• Pamela Zoline
• Christie Brinkley
• Oliver Stone

Bibliography

• Lavender, David [1999]. Patricia Aburdene is an author and motivational speaker As an advocate of corporate transformation Aburdene now inspires audiences with predictions of how values and consciousness Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Kate "Katie" Noelle Holmes (born December 18 1978 is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television Charlie Fowler ( 1954 - December 4 2006 (estimated was an American Mountain climber, Writer, and Photographer Antonya Nelson (born 1961 is an American Author from Wichita Kansas. Lucien Lucius Nunn (b 16 March 1853 Medina, Ohio – d 2 April 1925 Los Angeles, California) was an American Vincent Saint John (1876 &ndash 1929 was an American labor leader and a prominent Wobbly. Rob Schultheis is an author aid worker and human-rights investigator who lives in Telluride Colorado. Joseph T Zoline was the Founder of the Telluride Ski Resort. Born 1912 in Chicago the child of Ukrainian immigrants Zoline grew up in an era in which the Great Depression Pamela Zoline or Pamela Lifton-Zoline (b 1941 is a writer and painter living in the United States in Telluride Colorado. Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is a former American fashion model, and ex-wife of musician Billy Joel. William Oliver Stone (born 15 September) is an American Film director and Screenwriter. The Telluride Story, Photography by George H. H. Huey (in English), Ouray, CO: Wayfinder Press. ISBN 0-9608764-6-4.  

• Martin, MaryJoy [2004]. The Corpse On Boomerang Road: Telluride's War on Labor 1899-1908 (in English). Montrose, CO: Western Reflections Publishing Company. ISBN 1-932738-02-9.  

• Benjamin, Eileen [2000]. Telluride: Landscapes and Dreams (in English). Telluride, CO: Montoya Publishing. ISBN 0-9679986-0-3.  

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• Richey, Duke [2000]. The mountains are the story : a history of Telluride for children, Illustrated by the children of Telluride Elementary School (in English), Telluride, CO: Between the Covers Bookstore. ISBN 0-9706361-0-5.  

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• Idorado Mining Company (2006). The Idarado Legacy, Denver, CO: Idarado Mining Company, subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation.

See also

• San Juan Mountains
• San Juan Skyway National Scenic Byway
• Colorado municipalities
• Music of Colorado
• Telluride Association
• Telluride Elementary School
• Telluride Institute
• Telluride Mountain School
• Telluride National Historic District
• Telluride Regional Airport
• Telluride Ski Resort
• Tracks to Telluride

Telluride in media

• $40 a Day
• Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet
• Telluride Sessions
• Live at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival
• Too Late to Turn Back Now
• MythBusters

References

External links

• Town of Telluride website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Telluride

Visitor information

• Telluride & Mountain Village Visitors Guide

Historical information

• Telluride Historical Museum
• Telluride information and photos at Western Mining History
• Miner's Strikes Background, Daily Bleed reference page
• Mountain Studies
• Rockies Guide

Events

• Telluride Event Calendar
• Telluride AIDS Benefit
• Telluride Bluegrass Festival
• Telluride Blues Festival
• Telluride Cajun Festival
• Telluride Chamber Music Festival
• Telluride Film Festival
• Telluride Jazz Celebration
• Mountainfilm in Telluride
• Telluride Mushroom Festival
• Telluride Musicfest
• Telluride Nothing Festival
• Telluride Tech Festival
• Telluride Wine Festival

Media

• Plum TV Telluride - news, video, weather, events, pictures, vacation information
• KOTO - public radio
• The Daily Planet - newspaper
• Telluride Magazine
• Telluride Style Magazine
• The Telluride Watch - newspaper
• Telluride, Colorado is at coordinates 37°56′21″N 107°48′59″W / 37.939153, -107.816317 (Telluride, Colorado)Coordinates: 37°56′21″N 107°48′59″W / 37.939153, -107.816317 (Telluride, Colorado)