On State Highway 96 at State Highway 67, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 96.
Wildlife is Part of Daily Life Custer County's diverse habitats support more than 275 bird species. Look for bighorn sheep, deer, black bear, pronghorn, coyotes, beaver, turkey and bobcats. Getting Through Winter When cold weather moved . . . — — Map (db m294991) HM
On State Highway 96 at State Highway 67, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 96.
Located at the merger of the mountains with the plains, today the Wetmore area reveals a remarkable record of the geologic past. Precambrian bedrock makes up the bulk of the Wet Mountains and its fractured and weathered rock serves as an . . . — — Map (db m294998) HM
On State Highway 96 at State Highway 67, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 96.
The hard land bred people that had to be fiercely independent and also accept support from their neighbors. They cut ice, butchered cows and pigs, cut up elk, thrashed grain and harvested hay. Together they built foundations of stone. Barter was . . . — — Map (db m294993) HM
On Colorado Route 69 0.7 miles south of Verdemont Road (County Road 182), on the right when traveling south.
Mining and Ranching
For a time, the Wet Mountain Valley appeared destined for mining glory. Silver strikes at Rosita (about fifteen miles southeast of here) in 1872, Querida (about twelve miles southeast) in 1877, and Silver Cliff (six . . . — — Map (db m120228) HM
On French Street at Cliff Street, on the right when traveling north on French Street.
Silver Cliff Mine was established after silver was found on a sheer cliff north of this side in 1878. By 1884 the mine, combined with other local mines produced nearly $5 million in silver and other metals, but production dropped sharply . . . — — Map (db m282100) HM
On Rosita Street at South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on Rosita Street.
The Wolff Hotel built in 1887 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m294292) HM
On 4th Street just north of Powell Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Westcliff School Built in 1891 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m294213) HM
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