Around Garfield, Monarch Mountain leads the list
Each year, some 807K people go to Curecanti National Recreation Area. Look within 40 miles for the 2 places to visit; none is inside Garfield. Among them are a ski area and a national recreation area. Allow a day for Mount Elbert, 40 mi off.
Mount Elbert
Highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado (14,440').
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Finding your way
Curecanti National Recreation Area marks the outer edge, 39 mi away.
Orange: Garfield. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The whole list for Garfield
All 17 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
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7Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
9Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
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13Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
14Curecanti 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 Garfield →
Photo credits
Mount Elbert: Hogs555 (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maroon Bells: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, 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 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, 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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