Needs More Love
Town guide

Telluride

Colorado · CO
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →

About Telluride

Home rule town in Colorado, United States
1878Established
2,607Population
2.2 sq miArea
8,750 ftElevation

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. Telluride sits in a box canyon. Steep forested mountains and cliffs surround it, with Bridal Veil Falls situated at the canyon's head. Numerous weathered ruins of old mining operations dot the hillsides. A free gondola connects the town with its companion town, Mountain Village, at the base of the ski …

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Full page →
The weekly

This week in Telluride

The forecast calls for Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. In the local news, Non Varsity Opponent Girls Varsity Lacrosse vs. Telluride (MaxPreps), Ouray Girls Varsity Basketball @ Telluride (MaxPreps), and Olathe vs Away - Girls Freshman Volleyball 09/10/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand (NFHS Network).

Gathered from local news, the National Weather Service, and your neighbors’ posts.

Telluride’s photo wall is empty.

Add a picture of the spots that make it Telluride.

Pin the first photo →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Telluride.
+ Write the first post
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Telluride

Colorado · CO
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Telluride is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01