Red Mountain Ditch

Red Mountain Ditch is a canal in Pitkin, Colorado and has an elevation of 8,520 feet. Red Mountain Ditch is situated nearby to the hamlet Lenado.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aspen–Pitkin County Airport and Maroon Creek Bridge.

Aspen–Pitkin County Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Avitya, Public domain.

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, also known as Sardy Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles northwest of the central business district of Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. Aspen–Pitkin County Airport is situated 2 miles west of Red Mountain Ditch.

Maroon Creek Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Thad Roan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The original Maroon Creek Bridge is a steel trestle along State Highway 82 at the western boundary of Aspen, Colorado, United States. It was designed by George S.

Wheeler Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wheeler Opera House is located at the corner of East Hyman Avenue and South Mill Street in Aspen, Colorado, United States. It is a stone building erected during the 1890s, from a design by Willoughby J. Wheeler Opera House is situated 2 miles south of Red Mountain Ditch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aspen and Lenado.

Aspen

Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0.

Aspen is a ski resort in the state of Colorado in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America. Its little sister is Snowmass Village, which is about 10 miles from downtown Aspen.

Lenado

Hamlet

Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenado, Colorado, elevation 8,540 feet, is a ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado near Woody Creek along Woody Creek Road. Its main period of activity was in the late 19th century, due to the local lead and zinc deposits, during which time it was home to ca. Lenado is situated 4 miles northeast of Red Mountain Ditch.

Woody Creek

Village

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Woody Creek is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place located in and governed by Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The Woody Creek post office has the ZIP Code 81656. Woody Creek is situated 4½ miles northwest of Red Mountain Ditch.

Red Mountain Ditch

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Pitkin, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.2186° or 39° 13′ 7″ north

Longitude

-106.83448° or 106° 50′ 4″ west

Elevation

8,520 feet (2,597 metres)

Open location code

85FM6598+C6

GeoNames ID

5436035

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