Nothing in Crested Butte itself: Mount Elbert is 33 mi away
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Crested Butte, 7 are mountains & ski areas. None of them is inside Crested Butte itself. Roughly 807K visitors a year make it to Curecanti National Recreation Area. Beyond the town, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park sits 40 mi away.
Mount Elbert
Highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado (14,440').
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The layout
Out of town, most of the 8 are to the north.
Orange: Crested Butte. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
These 22 are all within 60 miles.
2Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
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6Grand Mesa
Mountain in Meza and Delta counties in Colorado, United States.
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9Glenwood Canyon
Scenic canyon in Garfield and Eagle counties in Colorado, United States.
Glenwood Caverns
Adventure park on a mountaintop in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
11Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
Tabor Opera House
Former movie theater in Leadville, Colorado, United States.
National Mining Hall of Fame
Archive organization in Leadville, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Crested Butte →
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 · Beaver Creek: Unknown, Public domain · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · 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 · Curecanti National Recreation Area: The original uploader was Nationalparks at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Tabor Opera House: Int77345, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0
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