5-638: Aspen Mountain may refer to: Aspen Mountain (Colorado) , a mountain in Colorado Aspen Mountain (ski area) , a ski resort on the mountain Aspen Mountain (Wyoming) , a mountain in Wyoming See also [ edit ] Aspen (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
10-813: Is a mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America . The 11,212-foot (3,417 m) peak is located in White River National Forest , 1.4 miles (2.2 km) south-southeast ( bearing 162°) of downtown Aspen in Pitkin County , Colorado , United States . The north face of the mountain is the location of the Aspen Mountain ski area , one of four adjacent ski areas operated collectively as Aspen/Snowmass . Aspen Mountain
15-541: Is not particularly high, relative to other mountains in Colorado, but nonetheless looms over the town of Aspen because of the proximity of the town, which was founded as a silver mining camp in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom . The mountain flank was the site of intense mining activity in the late 1880s and early 1890s, with many remains of mining activity below and on the surface of the mountain. In
20-422: The middle 20th century it became the site of recreational downhill skiing. In 1946, the newly formed Aspen Skiing Company , founded by Walter Paepcke , built the first chairlift to the top of the mountain and opened the ski area that bears the name of the mountain. Nowadays, people use a modern gondola, which holds six people, to get to the top of the mountain. Aspen Mountain is alternatively called Ajax by
25-485: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aspen_Mountain&oldid=932698980 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Aspen Mountain (Colorado) Aspen Mountain
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