Southwestern Colorado

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Mesa Verde National Park

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Mesa Verde National Park is a United States national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the southwestern corner of the state of Colorado.

Gunnison

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Gunnison is a mountain town in the state of Colorado. Located in Southwestern Colorado, Gunnison is far from Denver and off the beaten path… unlike many of Colorado’s ski areas located along interstates or major population areas.

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Ouray

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Ouray is a small town in Southwestern Colorado, magnificently situated in the San Juan Mountains and nicknamed "The Switzerland of America" for its scenery and outdoor recreational opportunities.

Cortez

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Cortez is a small city in the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado. It is in the general vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep National Monument and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

Montrose

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Montrose is a town in the Uncompahgre Valley in Southwestern Colorado. It is a gateway to both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to its east and Telluride and other ski areas in the San Juan Mountains to the south.

Delta

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Delta is a town in the Southwestern part of the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado. It is also in the West Elks American Viticultural Area, a part of Colorado's Wine Country and home to the highest wine vineyards in North America.

Silverton

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Silverton is a small town in San Juan County in Southwestern Colorado. Once famous for its mining resources, it is now becoming famous with the extreme sports set, for a famously tough endurance run and a ski resort that focuses on giving skiers a back-country experience.

Telluride

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Telluride is in the southern Rocky Mountains approximately 100 miles from Four Corners, the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Telluride is home to the Telluride Ski Resort, and home of an independent film festival.

Pagosa Springs

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Pagosa Springs is a town of 2,100 people in Southwestern Colorado along the San Juan River. It is most famous for its natural hot springs. There are also many opportunities for recreational activities nearby, such as the Wolf Creek Ski Area.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a national park run by the National Park Service in Southwestern Colorado, 15 mi east of Montrose. It contains 12 miles of a spectacular and scenic gorge called the Black Canyon.

Mancos

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Mancos is a city located in Southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park. Surrounded by rangeland and mountains, Mancos offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities.

Dolores

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Dolores is in the heart of Mesa Verde Country, near the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and the Anasazi Heritage Center in Southwestern Colorado, and only 15 miles from the entrance to Mesa Verde National Park.

Crested Butte

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Crested Butte is a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains region of Southwestern Colorado. Crested Butte is a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and outdoor activities.

Towaoc

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Towaoc is a small town on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in Southwestern Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America.

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