Nothing in Somerset itself: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is 24 mi away
Mountains & ski areas make up 9 of the 12 places on the list. None of them is inside Somerset itself. Curecanti National Recreation Area draws about 807K visitors a year. The big name further out is Mount Elbert, 56 mi from the centre.
Mount Elbert
Highest mountain in the U.S. state of Colorado (14,440').
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where to go
The map stretches to Aspen Mountain, 38 mi away.
Orange: Somerset. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All of them, one by one
19 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
National park in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
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4Grand Mesa
Mountain in Meza and Delta counties in Colorado, United States.
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7Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Ski area in Colorado, United States.
8Glenwood Canyon
Scenic canyon in Garfield and Eagle counties in Colorado, United States.
Glenwood Caverns
Adventure park on a mountaintop in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
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Curecanti National Recreation Area
Recreation area protecting a series of reservoirs on the Gunnison River in Colorado, United States.
CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum
Aviation museum in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Cross Orchards Historic Site
Place in Colorado listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Somerset →
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 · Grand Mesa: DrunkDriver, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aspen Mountain: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Draconrex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glenwood Canyon: White River National Forest U.S. Forest Service, Public domain · 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 · CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum: Airbase1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cross Orchards Historic Site: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
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