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The San Juans, the heart of southwestern Colorado, provide the majestic backdrops for beautiful mountain towns like Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, Lake City and Pagosa Springs. They encompass about 12,000 square miles, or roughly one-eighth of the state, and are made of numerous 14,000-foot peaks, such as Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn. They're part of a two-million-acre national forest filled with hiking trails and ski slopes, but they're more spread out and less compact than their northern-mountain neighbors. This region can be hard to access, due to harrowing mountain drives, but its diversity more than makes up for the journey. There's Telluride, surrounded by massive peaks and incredible scenery, with a world-class ski area, fine restaurants and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival; Four Corners, a Navajo monument and the only place where people can touch four states at the same time; dinky Silverton, home of adventure skiing; dinkier Ouray, home of treacherous ice-climbing; and Mesa Verde National Park, a ghost town of stone villages where the Ancestral Puebloans lived hundreds of years ago.
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Steve Knopper is the Denver-based author of Moon Handbooks Colorado as well as a contributor to numerous Fodor's city guides.
Steve Knopper is the Denver-based author of Moon Handbooks Colorado as well as a contributor to numerous Fodor's city guides.
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Southwestern Colorado Facts
- Location:
- Southwestern part of Colorado State
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Southwestern Colorado Must See/Do
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Southwestern Colorado See It Next Time
- Telluride shopping (expensive)
- Durango sightseeing (not much there)
- Driving into Telluride Ouray or Silverton during winter (scary road conditions)
- Food (few high-end options outside of Telluride and a few other towns)
- Silverton altitudes (can be dangerous)
When to Visit Southwestern Colorado
Winter (skiing), summer, spring (fewer crowds, more scenery), late June (Telluride Bluegrass Festival)
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Southwestern Colorado Events
- March-April: Pueblo Run, Ute Bird Festival
- September-October: Pumpkin Festival, Harvest Beer Festival
- January-February: Wine Clubs
- May-June: Indian Cultural Festival, Motorcycle Four Corners Rally
- July-August: Montezuma Float
- November-December: Xmas Bird Count, Holiday Craft Fair, Turkey Trot Juriard Art Show
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