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The Town of Telluride

"How did Telluride get its name?" The sorry answer is that no one knows for sure. One legend pontificates that the name originates from the phrase "To Hell you ride." Ute Indians apparently asserted this sentiment to traveling gold miners when the Utes refused to act as their mountain guides in the midst of a snowstorm. Another less exciting theory is the name comes from the ore Telluridium, although this was never mined in this region. Today Telluride is a dignified but relaxed small town resort community. The diversity remains charmingly intact. Dreadlocked 20-somethings, earthy nature-lovers, urban transplants, rugged outdoorsmen and women, sophisticates, celebrities, and old-timers all blend together to create an enthusiastic, festive small town atmosphere unlike that of any other resort town. Located at 8800 feet above sea level, Telluride shares the same latitude as Athens, Greece and San Francisco, and sports 300 sunny days and 309 inches of snowfall a year!