The Wells-Champlin Ranch, is located on 912 acres 5 miles west of Telluride, in San Miguel County. Dating to 1882, it was established by James Wells, the great great grandfather of the current owners, the Schmid family. Several historic buildings dating back to 1885 still stand on the land.

The Ruble-Orendorf Mercantile building is a two-story Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century Commercial Style building. The building sits in a central location on Norwood, Colorado’s main street (Grand Avenue), with the front façade of the building facing south.

The ruinous but spectacular Lewis Mill above Telluride, owned by the Idarado Mining Company, recently benefited by a successful partnership with the San Miguel County Open Space Department and two State Historical Fund grants.

The circa 1890 chute is associated with the Rio Grande Southern Railway’s narrow-gauge line that operated through the mountainous regions of southwestern Colorado. 

The district encompasses most of the original town and is significant for its association with the settlement of the western frontier and the development of metal mining. 

Opened in 1907, the power plant is associated with the development of the Smuggler-Union Mining Company, one of Colorado’s most important producers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The 1910 Lewis Mill is a distinctive example of engineering and high country milling technology.  At the time of its construction, the Lewis Mill was a state-of-the-art ore concentration mill.  The Lewis Mill is the only transitional mill in Colorado that retains its original milling equipment.

Constructed in 1918 with some rebuilding in 1940, the tram is important as the last remaining structure from the vanadium mining industry that operated in the Lower San Miguel Mining District.

Long associated with the history of high country ranching on Wilson Mesa, the Schmid Ranch contains three distinct ranchsteads developed on five homestead parcels.  The original 160 acre homestead dates from 1882.  Over the years, the ranch functioned as an important hay producing, cattle, and dairy operation. 

The 1920 Valley View Leasing and Mining Company Mill, commonly known as the Matterhorn Mill, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A in the area of industry at the local level of significance for its contribution to the 20th-century silver mining in Colorado's San Juan Mountains where it related directly to mining within San Bernardo Mountain.  When constructed the Matterhorn Mill was a state-of-the-art flotation mill that utilized new technology to produce a higher grade concentrate than could be accomplished by the old-style stamp mill with concentrati