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Montrose, Colorado

Everything Montrose is known for

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Music in Montrose

Songs About Montrose

When I Was a Girl in Colorado
Judy Collins
2%
"Rivers danced on canyon walls"

Artists From Montrose

Rivers & Roads in Song near Montrose

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Montrose.

History of Montrose

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

A canyon so deep and narrow that parts of the floor receive only 33 minutes of sunlight a day, carved by the Gunnison River through 1.7-billion-year-old rock, with walls rising 2,250 feet at Painted Wall, the tallest cliff in Colorado.

9.9 mi away

Everything Near Montrose

3 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Gunnison Tunnel · 7.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine turning a desert into an oasis – that's exactly what the Gunnison Tunnel accomplished. Back in 1905, construction began on this incredible 5.8-mile-long tunnel. The goal? To divert water from the Gunnison River,…

  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 9.9 mi · Historical Marker

    A canyon so deep and narrow that parts of the floor receive only 33 minutes of sunlight a day, carved by the Gunnison River through 1.7-billion-year-old rock, with walls rising 2,250 feet at Painted Wall, the tallest…

  • D & RG Narrow Gauge Trestle · 17.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    This unassuming trestle hides a story of ingenuity and the relentless push to connect the West. The D&RG Narrow Gauge Trestle, or Cimarron Canyon Trestle, is all that's left of a once-vital railway line. The Denver &…

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