All Aboard Westcliffe
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad extended a rail line into the Wet Mountain Valley in 1881 to take advantage of Silver Cliff’s mining boom.
Welcome to the Wet Mountain Valley
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad extended a rail line into the Wet Mountain Valley in 1881 to take advantage of Silver Cliff’s mining boom.
Beckwith Ranch brings to life the romance of Custer County’s ranching heritage from more than 100 years ago. With its signature red roofs and white
Ranching has been the bedrock of the economy in the Wet Mountain Valley since the 1800’s and unsurprisingly Custer County is home to 11 Centennial
Miners discovered silver in a sheer cliff of the Wet Mountain Valley in June 1878. During the resulting rush, Silver Cliff grew very quickly. The
Rare wildflowers, prairie grass, tumbleweeds, sagebrush and ornamental wrought iron fences dot the 200-year-old pioneer cemeteries of Custer County, Colorado: Ula (est. 1872), Rosita (est.
Drawn by the number of beavers in the area, trappers moved into the Wet Mountain Valley in 1870, clearing some, but not all, of the
Silver Cliff’s hectic mining days are over, but many relics remain at the Silver Cliff Museum at 620 Main St. The museum’s 1879 building once
For at least 10,000 years before European explorers arrived, Native Americans sporadically inhabited the area that would become Custer County. The Ute Indians controlled much of