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Attractions near Blue River

Worth the trip from Blue River: Mount Elbert, 32 mi off

Mountains & ski areas make up 11 of the 20 places on the list. None of them is inside Blue River itself. Further out, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is 47 mi away.

Attractions nearby
69
within 60 miles
The big one
32 mi
Mount Elbert
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
15
Breckenridge
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 32 mi southwest

Mount Elbert

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

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

The map ends at Dedisse Park, 40 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Every place, in and near Blue River

69 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Loveland Basin Ski Area

Ski area · 17 mi northeast

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
Towns near it → · Official site · Wikipedia

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

Parks and trails in Blue River → · Blue River’s history →

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

Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maroon Bells: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longs Peak: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Vail: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Beaver Creek: Unknown, Public domain · Lakeside Amusement Park: Atjoe1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Molly Brown House: Self, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arapahoe Basin: David Benbennick took this photo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Keystone: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Art Museum: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Dinosaur Ridge: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Loveland Basin Ski Area: Blakeops at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Red Rocks Park: Hogs555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White River National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · Colorado Railroad Museum: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Square: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Governor's Mansion: Jirodrig at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Denver: Ginkgo100 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elitch Theatre: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Argo Gold Mine and Mill: uploaded by User:Greverod, original User Greverod on sv.wikipedia., Public domain · Ellie Caulkins Opera House: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clyfford Still Museum: Trueshow111, CC0 · Bowles House: Bpvideo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Butterfly Pavilion: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 · Children's Museum of Denver: Children's Museum of Denver, Public domain · Colorado History Museum: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fiske Planetarium: Nwest21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Denver Firefighters Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Colorado Museum of Natural History: Gaurav, CC BY 3.0 · Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys: JessicaSmithCO, CC BY 4.0 · Hiwan Homestead Museum: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakewood Cultural Center: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wild Basin Ranger Station: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain

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