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Attractions near Carbondale

Leave Carbondale for Maroon Bells, 26 mi away

Of the 11 places to visit in and around Carbondale, 8 are mountains & ski areas. None of them is inside Carbondale itself. Mount Elbert lies 45 mi out, the pick for a day trip.

Attractions nearby
21
within 60 miles
The big one
45 mi
Mount Elbert
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
11
Vail
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 45 mi southeast

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

On the map, most of the 11 sit to the southeast.

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

Everything nearby

The full list

Each of the 21 is within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Carbondale →

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 · Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Maroon Bells: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Grand Mesa: DrunkDriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glenwood Canyon: White River National Forest U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Tabor Opera House: Int77345, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0

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