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Snowy mountain massif in Telluride
Telluride, United States. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Telluride, United States
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Telluride
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Telluride.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S.
state of Colorado.
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1875
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875, and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed.
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1881
A route reaches Telluride
In 1881, a toll road was opened by Otto Mears, which allowed wagons to go where only pack mules could go before.
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Dissipation Array Telluride Gondola
Dissipation Array System installed on the Mountain Village Gondola in Telluride, Colorado, USA for the purpose of lightning protection. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Dissipation Array System installed on the Mountain Village Gondola in Telluride, Colorado, USA for the purpose of lightning protection
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
1972
Winter becomes organised
The Telluride Ski Resort's Master Plan was developed by the architectural firm of MacAllister, Rinehart, and Ring and the resort officially opened on December 22, 1972.
THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Telluride is recorded at 37.937° N, 107.812° W. Its catalogue reference reaches 4,010 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Snowy mountain massif in Telluride
Telluride, United States. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Telluride, United States
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC0
TODAY
Telluride now
It is especially known for its ski resort and slopes during the winter, as well as an extensive festival schedule during the summer, including the Hot Air Balloon Festival, which traditionally occurs the first weekend in June.
THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Snowy mountain massif in Telluride
AOD.US.TELLURIDE.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Dissipation Array Telluride Gondola
AOD.US.TELLURIDE.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full US Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Telluride, Colorado overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.