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Best Hotels Near Alta, Colorado (Ghost town)
858 Wapiti Road (3.7 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Located in Telluride just 3.7 mi from Sheridan Opera House The Tucker Inn features accommodations with free WiFi. This holiday home comes with a seating area a kitchen with a dishwasher and a satellite TV.
7 Stonegate Drive (4.1 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Fire and Ice by Exceptional Stays is located in Telluride 2.1 mi from Sheridan Opera House in an area where skiing can be enjoyed. This property offers access to a patio and free WiFi.
(4.1 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Located in Telluride 5 mi from Sheridan Opera House HILLTOP HIDEAWAY by Exceptional Stays features accommodations with ski-to-door access free WiFi and a concierge service. This property offers access to a patio.
(4.1 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Telluride Twin Elk by Exceptional Stays is located in Telluride Mountain Village and has a garden and complimentary WiFi. The balcony is available to anyone staying at this holiday property.
(4.1 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Located 8.1 mi from Sheridan Opera House Cabins Lane 109 - Ski House offers lodgings with a balcony. A flat-screen TV with DVD player private bathroom with a hairdryer and a kitchen with dishwasher are supplied in certain apartments.
(4.2 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Located 8.1 mi from Sheridan Opera House Cabins Lane 108 - Mountain House offers accommodations with a balcony. A flat-screen TV with DVD player private bathroom with a hairdryer and a kitchen with dishwasher are provided in certain units.
(4.3 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Set approximately 8.1 miles from the Sheridan Opera House Benchmark Drive - The C Forever Lodge features balconied suites.Certain units include a flat-screen TV with DVD player, a private bathroom with a hairdryer, and a kitchen with a dishwasher.
162 San Joaquin Road (4.3 km from Alta, Colorado (Ghost town))
Featuring a spa bath Mountain View - Quixotic Heights is located in Telluride. Boasting free private parking the holiday home is in a location where guests can indulge in sports such as hiking skiing and fishing.
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Alta, Colorado (Ghost town), Telluride, CO
Alta, Colorado was once a bustling mining town in the 1880s located in Telluride. It was known for its gold and silver deposits, drawing miners from across the globe to the area. Though it has been abandoned for over a century, it remains an important reminder of that era of Colorado’s history.
The town was founded by miners during the 1860s who were in search of gold and silver ore. Alta quickly became known as one of the richest gold-bearing regions on earth, producing millions of dollars’ worth of ore throughout its history. The town was built around mines like Bismark and Tower Hill, which boasted some of the most profitable veins in all of Colorado. During its peak in 1883, Alta had over 1,000 residents and numerous businesses such as stores, saloons, hotels and blacksmiths.
Mining operations were slowed by decreased ore deposits and labor strikes at the turn of the 20th century before finally coming to an end in 1910. As mining waned so did business activity within Alta’s boundaries; by 1920 only about 350 people remained living there before it eventually become a ghost town.
Today only ruins remain from this once prosperous mining town. Over time nature has reclaimed much of what used to be Alta; visitors might find crumbling walls or foundations from buildings long gone as well as an old cemetery with many unmarked graves. Despite its current desolate state, Alta is still visited by tourists who are fascinated by this window into Colorado’s past life as a mining hotspot.