Crested Butte Crested Butte is surrounded by National Forest and the Elk Mountains. First a mining supply town, now it's a National Historic District, Colorado's official wildflower capital and the birthplace of mountain biking. In Mt. Crested Butte's modern ski village, shops, restaurants and accommodations cluster at the base of Crested Butte Mountain. Gothic Gothic is a ghost town, revitalized by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, a research and learning center for veteran and budding biologists and folks like you. Emerald Lake Emerald Lake, nestled at 12,000 feet, is as green as its name implies.
Legend has it the lake is deeper than it is wide.
Schofield Pass Schofield Pass is a rocky, rugged road that leads past the grand and treacherous Devil's Punchbowl. Please exercise high caution in this area. The road is rarely open for jeeps, but offers great hiking. Crystal Mill Crystal Mill, a hydropower source for the mines a century ago, now attracts sightseers for its classic beauty. D.C. The quarry reopened in recent years as a source of first-class marble.