Worth the trip from Pitkin: Mount Elbert, 35 mi off
A typical year brings about 807K visitors to Curecanti National Recreation Area. No place to visit is mapped inside Pitkin; 4 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 ski areas, a mountain and a national recreation area. The trip to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is 60 mi.
Mount Elbert
Highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado (14,440').
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
At 35 mi, Mount Elbert is the farthest one out.
Orange: Pitkin. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 4 on the list
Everything here is within 60 miles, 14 places in all.
2Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
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7Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
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11Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
13Tabor Opera House
Former movie theater in Leadville, Colorado, United States.
14National 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.
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 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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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