Photogenic Places in Telluride

3 places · Ranked by scenic score

Panoramic winter view from a snowy ridge above Telluride, looking across the box canyon to jagged, snow-covered mountain walls and the broad valley beyond. The lower half of the image is a black annotated map-style strip labeling peaks and ridgelines by direction.

Telluride, CO

Telluride Town and Box Canyon

Telluride sits at 8,750 feet within a dramatic glacially carved box canyon surrounded on three sides by steep mountain walls reaching 13,000 feet. The town's Victorian-era Colorado Avenue is framed by the surrounding peaks and multiple visible waterfalls including Ingram Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. The free gondola between Telluride and Mountain Village provides aerial perspectives of the entire valley.

golden hoursummer · fall

A winter scene of Bridal Veil Falls pouring over a cliff in a thick white plume, with the rock face and foreground boulders coated in snow and long icicles. Mist rises around the frozen waterfall, softening the gray sky and the towering canyon wall.

Photogenic

Telluride, CO

Bridal Veil Falls

At 365 feet, Bridal Veil Falls is the tallest free-falling waterfall in Colorado. A historic hydroelectric power plant sits at the top of the falls and is one of the oldest alternating current power plants still operating in the world. The falls are visible from the east end of Telluride's box canyon.

morningspring · summer

A dirt road curves gently through a dense aspen grove, with white trunks framing bright yellow fall leaves glowing in warm golden-hour light. The scene feels quiet and secluded, with fallen leaves scattered along the road and a few dark evergreens peeking through the trees.

Photogenic

Telluride, CO

Last Dollar Road

Last Dollar Road is a high-mountain dirt road connecting Telluride to Ridgway via Dallas Divide, passing through vast aspen groves with views of the Wilson Range and Mount Sneffels Wilderness. In autumn, the road is surrounded by dense golden aspens that create some of the most photographed fall color scenes in Colorado. Split-rail fences and old ranch meadows add foreground interest.

golden hourfall · summer