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Ames CO Illium Valley
Ames, CO, in the Illium Valley. Photo: Jeffrey Beall

Ames, Colorado

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Ames, CO resides in the beautiful, secluded Illium Valley about twenty minutes drive south of the Telluride. The unincorporated community has a small mix of permanent residents and vacation homes.

The Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant brings some notoriety to the tiny town. It was the world’s first generating station to produce and transmit alternating current. Ames is part of San Miguel County, resting an 8,720 feet in elevation.

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Ames CO Illium Valley
Ames, CO, in the Illium Valley. Photo: Jeffrey Beall

Activities near Ames

Federal Lands:

  • Alta Lakes (8mi)
  • Lizard Head Wilderness
  • Mount Sneffels Wilderness
  • Priest Lake (4mi)
  • San Juan National Forest
  • Uncompahgre National Forest

Scenic Drives:

  • Lizard Head Pass (6mi)
  • San Juan Skyway

Towns:

  • Cortez (66mi)
  • Dolores (55mi)
  • Mountain Village (8mi)
  • Norwood (38mi)
  • Ophir (3mi)
  • Placerville (20mi)
  • Rico (18mi)
  • Ridgway (44mi)
  • Sawpit (17mi)
  • Telluride (11mi)

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