Welcome to Mount Crested Butte ...

The town of Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County<1>.

The location of Mount Crested Butte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Crested Butte, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated in 1973.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Crested Butte: Mt. Crested Butte

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Crested Butte has a population of 898 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Crested Butte is 9,820 feet [2,993 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Mount Crested Butte is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mount Crested Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mount Crested Butte is located in the (970) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Crested Butte had an population of 898 people. This is an increase of 12.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Crested Butte had a population of 801 people (or 5.23% of the total population of Gunnison County). This makes Mount Crested Butte the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Mount Crested Butte represents 0.02% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 161st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 801 people, the population of Mount Crested Butte increased 13.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 707 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Crested Butte.

Communities near Mount Crested Butte ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Crested Butte.

• Marble
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Gunnison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <5>
• Irwin ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Gunnison County
• Crystal ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in Gunnison County
• Ashcroft ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
  • Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
  • Former names for Ashcroft:
  • Castle Forks City
  • Chloride
• Almont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Gunnison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <5>
• Aspen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
  • Aspen is located in Pitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <5>
• Ruby ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
• Pieplant ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieplant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
  • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
  • Pieplant has also been known as:
  • Pie Plant
  • Pieplant Mill
• Snowmass Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
  • Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <5>
• Independence ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Pitkin County
  • Independence has also been known as:
  • Chipeta
  • Farwell
  • Hunter's Pass
  • Mammoth City
  • Mount Hope
  • Sparkill

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 Mount Crested Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Crested Butte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Crested Butte. 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 Mount Crested Butte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Crested Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Crested Butte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Crested Butte ...

Looking for more information about Mount Crested Butte? 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 Mount Crested Butte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Crested Butte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Crested Butte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/