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Attractions near Avon

The nearest draw to Avon: Mount Elbert, 36 mi away

13 of the 19 places to visit in and around Avon are mountains & ski areas. None of them is inside Avon itself. Further afield lies Rocky Mountain National Park, at 52 mi.

Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
36 mi
Mount Elbert
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
18
Beaver Creek
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 36 mi south

Mount Elbert

Highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado (14,440').

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Places on the map

The map ends at South Park City, 40 mi out.

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Orange: Avon. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near Avon

Look within 60 miles for all 33 places listed.

Loveland Basin Ski Area

Ski area · 32 mi east

Snow skiing area located in Colorado along the Continental Divide, with a peak elevation over 13,000 feet. The ski area sits above the Eisenhower and Johnson Tunnels on Interstate Highway 70 in Clear Creek County..

97 runs · 2,030 ft vertical · 7 lifts

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Avon →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maroon Bells: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vail: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Beaver Creek: Unknown, Public domain · Copper Mountain: Jarrod Doll from United States of America, CC BY 2.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Breckenridge: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arapahoe Basin: David Benbennick took this photo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamboat Ski Resort: CarTick at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Keystone: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Glenwood Canyon: White River National Forest U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Loveland Basin Ski Area: Blakeops at English Wikipedia, Public domain · White River National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · Buttermilk: Werdna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aspen Highlands: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but ple, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arapaho National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0 · Argo Gold Mine and Mill: uploaded by User:Greverod, original User Greverod on sv.wikipedia., Public domain · Tabor Opera House: Int77345, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Central City Opera House: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0

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