Placerville, Colorado

Route 62 northeast of Placerville. Photo: John Weiss

Placerville is a tiny, unincorporated community on the road to Telluride. The elevation is 7,320 feet.

History

Named after the placer gold mines sitauted the San Miguel River and Leopard Creek, Placeville got its start as a mining camp in the late 1800s. By 1919 there there were at least five mines in the town, which produced 30% of the world’s vanadium. The mines produced over 3 millon pounds of vanadium through 1940.

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Things to do near Placerville

Hot Springs:

• Orvis (25mi)
• Ouray (33mi)
• Rico (36mi)

National Lands:

• San Juan National Forest
• Uncompahgre National Forest

Ski Areas:

• Telluride (16mi)

State Parks:

• Ridgway (29mi)

Towns:

• Montrose (50mi)
• Mountain Village (7mi)
• Naturita (36mi)
• Norwood (17mi)
• Nucla (41mi)
• Ophir (21mi)
• Ouray (34mi)
• Redvale (26mi)
• Rico (36mi)
• Ridgway (23mi)
• Sawpit (3mi)
• Telluride (15mi)

Waterfalls:

• Bridal Veil Falls (18mi)
• Mystic Falls (mi)