The Roaring Fork Valley is a geographical region in western Colorado in the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the One of the most populated and economically vital areas of the Colorado Western Slope, it is defined by the valley of the Roaring Fork River and its tributaries, including the Crystal and Fryingpan River. The Western Slope of Colorado refers to a region of the US state of Colorado, incorporating everything in the state west of the Continental Divide The Roaring Fork River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 70 mi (113 km long in west central Colorado in the United States. The Frying Pan River is a tributary of the Roaring Fork River, approximately 30 mi (48 km long in west central Colorado in the United States. It includes the communities of Aspen, Snowmass Village, Basalt, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs. The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United Snowmass Village is a Home Rule Municipality in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The Town of Basalt is a Statutory Town located in Eagle and Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. Carbondale is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The City of Glenwood Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Garfield County, Colorado The valley extends for approximately 50 miles (80 km) southeast to northwest from Aspen northwest to Glenwood Springs at the mouth of the Roaring Fork on the Colorado River, ranging in width between 1 mile (1. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 6 km) and 5 miles (8 km). It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, in particular on its southwest edge by the high Elk Mountains that are location of the popular Aspen/Snowmass ski resorts. The Elk Mountains are a high rugged Mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. Aspen/Snowmass is an expansive winter resort complex located in Pitkin County in western Colorado in the United States. A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services The upper (southeast) end of the valley is sometimes called the Aspen Valley. Mount Sopris dominates the lower (northwest) end of the valley and serves as an unofficial symbol of the region. Mount Sopris is a high twin-summitted mountain peak located at the northwest end of the Elk Mountains in western Colorado in the United States
Description and history
The valley was inhabited by the Ute people prior to the coming of the first U. The Utes (/juːts/ " yoots " are an ethnically related group of American Indians now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. S. settlers over Independence Pass in 1879. Independence Pass (el 3686 m/12095 ft is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The first settlers were prospectors looking for silver in the wake of the Colorado Silver Boom in nearby Leadville. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen The Colorado Silver Boom was a dramatic expansionist period of Silver Mining activity in the U Leadville is a Statutory City that is the County seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Aspen flourished as a mining community in the late 1880s and early 1890s until the silver crash of 1893. Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the late 19th century and early 20th century, coal mining in the valley of the Crystal emerged as an important extractive industry, one that has nearly entirely vanished (coal is still extracted south of McClure Pass in the nearby North Fork Valley). The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. McClure Pass (el 2671 m/8755 ft is a high Mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The North Fork Gunnison River (locally known as the North Fork) is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 25 miles (40 km long in southwestern Colorado
The politics of the valley are somewhat complex, arising principally from the fact that the valley is split awkwardly among four different counties: Pitkin (Aspen), Eagle County (Basalt), Garfield County (Glenwood Springs, Carbondale), and Gunnison County. Pitkin County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. Garfield County is the eighth most extensive and the twelfth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Gunnison County is the fifth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The fragmented structure is in contrast to the nearby Eagle Valley, which lies entirely within Eagle County. The Eagle River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 70 mi (113 km long in west central Colorado in the United States. The fragmented governmental structure has made the adoption of a comprehensive land-use and growth policy more difficult, especially in regard to Aspen, which has struggled between the extremes of allowing unbridled growth leading to sprawl and restricting growth altogether. The [Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative[1] is working to address regional issues across county lines.
The main economic engine of the valley is the Aspen/Snowmass recreational skiing complex which directly or indirectly drives the related tourism, hospitality, retail, construction, real estate, professional service and property maintenance industries. Aspen/Snowmass is an expansive winter resort complex located in Pitkin County in western Colorado in the United States. Although skiing forms the foundation of the economy, other activities increasingly contribute to visitor numbers. Non-winter recreational and cultural activities such as fly fishing on the Fryingpan and whitewater rafting on the Roaring Fork, Aspen Institute and Rocky Mountain Institute conferences, the Aspen Music Festival, and numerous other cultural events attract visitors year-round. Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a Raft to navigate a River or other bodies of water The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1950 as the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI is an organization in the United States dedicated to research publication consulting and lecturing in the general field of Sustainability The Aspen Music Festival and School, founded in 1949, is an internationally renowned classical music festival that presents world-class music in an intimate Although the valley floor is largely privately owned, most of the surrounding highlands are within the White River National Forest and are another major source of recreation and tourism. White River National Forest is a National Forest in northwest Colorado. Agriculture, principally livestock raising, plays a very moderate and declining role in the valley's economy. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food Potato cultivation has historically been important in the lower valley, but is virtually nonexistent at present. The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae
The valley has been one of the most rapidly growing areas of Colorado in recent years, not only in the vicinity of Aspen, but notably in the lower end of the valley below Basalt. The communities of Basalt and Carbondale have served as bedroom communities for day workers in Aspen, where high property values have increasingly strained the ability of low- and middle-income workers afford the cost of living. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Cost of living is the Cost of maintaining a certain Standard of living. State Highway 82 serves as the principal transportation artery of the valley. State Highway 82 is an 8529 mile (13726 km long State highway in the U Despite the rural character of much of the valley and the absence of large cities, the valley is served by an extensive public transportation system called the Roaring Fork Transit Authority, which is a popular commuting route between Aspen and its bedroom communities for day workers.
Communities
- Aspen
- Basalt
- Carbondale
- El Jebel
- Glenwood Springs
- Marble (Crystal Valley)
- Meredith (Fryingpan Valley)
- Redstone (Crystal Valley)
- Snowmass (sometimes called "Old Snowmass")
- Snowmass Village
- Woody Creek
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