Crested Butte

English

Series: Images of America Ser.

ISBN: 0738574430

EAN: 9780738574431

Category: Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest/History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)/Travel / United States / West / Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, UT, WY)/

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Release Date: 12/23/2011

Synopsis: Crested Butte rises 8,885 feet above sea level on the edge of the beautiful Elk Mountains in the Gunnison Country of Colorados Western Slope. Between Crested Butte and Aspen, 25 miles to the north, are six 14,000-foot-high peaks with 12,000-foot-high passes and scenery that takes the breath away. Crested Butte began as a silver camp but soon turned into one of the great coal towns of the West, with a rich ethnic heritage evolved from the mining camps. In the 21st century, Crested Butte is a tourist town of 1,500 residents highlighted by the Mount Crested Butte Ski Area, the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, and its wonderful wildflower and music festivals. The town today is what it always has been, the queen jewel of the Elk Mountains.

Excerpt: Unknown Property Excerpt

Crested Butte

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.31 inches

Width: 6.5 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 10.51 oz

Pages: 128