Welcome to Thistledown ...
Thistledown is located in Ouray County<1>.
Thistledown is 8,730 feet [2,661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Thistledown is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Thistledown lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Thistledown: 970 & 748<3>
Communities near Thistledown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thistledown.
- Telluride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawpit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thistledown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thistledown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thistledown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thistledown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thistledown. See our Newspapers Page for Thistledown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thistledown ...
Looking for more information about Thistledown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thistledown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thistledown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Ouray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thistledown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Thistledown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Thistledown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |