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silverton
7 Porch Notes tagged “silverton,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
Silverton Mountain: One old chairlift, no easy way down
A single old double chairlift north of Silverton serves nothing but ungroomed expert terrain, where everyone carries an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe.
Read note ->History and culture - San Juan County
Mayflower Mill: Silverton's ore mill still set up to run
Two miles outside Silverton, the Mayflower Mill keeps its original 1930 ore-processing machinery in place, and the historical society opens it for self-guided summer tours.
Read note ->History and culture - San Juan County
Ride a mine train deep into Galena Mountain at the Old Hundred
Up Cunningham Gulch east of Silverton, the Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour rides a vintage electric mine train a third of a mile into Galena Mountain, with former miners running the old machines and free gold panning afterward.
Read note ->History and culture - San Juan County
Why Silverton sits where it does: hard-rock mining in the San Juans
Silverton grew up as a hard-rock mining town in the high San Juan Mountains, and that mining past still shapes the county's roads, sites, and identity.
Read note ->Local rules - San Juan County
In San Juan County, a small statutory government makes the local rules
San Juan County runs as a statutory county with the Town of Silverton inside it, so who sets the rules depends on which jurisdiction an address falls under.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
Kendall Mountain: Silverton's own little ski hill
Silverton owns and runs Kendall Mountain, a family-priced recreation area with skiing, Nordic trails, and an ice rink right beside town.
Read note ->Money and taxes - San Juan County
How lodging and short-term-rental taxes are layered in San Juan County
Renting a room or home short-term in San Juan County can involve state and local sales tax plus a county lodging tax, and the structure matters more than any single rate.
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