Telluride

Also known as Telluride, Colorado, Telluride, CO

town and county seat of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: San Miguel
Incorporated: February 10, 1887, as Columbia
Type: Home rule municipality
Mayor: Teddy Errico
Total: 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km )
Land: 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 8,754 ft (2,668 m)
Density: 1,172/sq mi (452.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( MST )
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Telluride geological map and location of historic mines Fall colors in Telluride. View from the ski area, 2010

Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above Telluride in 1875, and early settlement of what is now Telluride followed. The town was founded in 1878.