Marble Quarry Eoad Conditions
1 marble quarry road marble co 81623 970 704 9002.
Marble quarry eoad conditions. Turn right onto 3rd street at the intersection where the fire station is located. Army corps of engineers has determined that the operators of a local marble quarry violated the clean water act when they diverted a tributary of the crystal river to make way for a mining road. From carbondale you can travel south on highway 133 west elk loop scenic byway about 40 miles up the crystal river valley to reach marble. In the fall of 2018 colorado stone quarries which operates the famed yule quarry just outside the town of marble diverted yule creek from its natural channel located on the.
Winter 2019 2020 on the menu. Marble the u s. Yule creek flows into the crystal river which flows through pitkin county before it joins the roaring fork river in carbondale. Colorado stone quarries yule quarry rented a crusher this fall to produce road topping from their marble rock scraps.
Gates frontiers fund colorado collection within the carol m. Information plowing quarry road winter. For more about quarry road please see our faq. Conditions parking quarry road.
Marble colorado stone quarries the operator of marble s famed yule quarry is facing scrutiny and possible penalties from federal and state regulators after an october diesel spill that shut down operations for nearly two months. Marble is 45 minutes south of glenwood springs just off colorado 133 on the west elk loop. The quarry s ongoing road improvements are wonderful thanks quarry and last year s record. Cross the bridge over the crystal river and head up marble quarry road for 2 75 miles.
Introducing the white marble road. Colorado stone quarries inc. The town lies along the crystal river. There are a lot of hiking and biking trails in marble.
Marble is looking good. Turn left onto county road 3 and continue 7 miles to the town of marble. To avoid 4wd go redstone on highway 133 to turnoff to marble. Marble colorado 7 990 ft is a small town in the crystal river valley.
According to workers while some of the marble becomes a gravel much of it explodes into a sand like fine. Although the quarry sits in gunnison county about 3 miles up county road 3 from the town of marble the relocation of the stream could have downstream impacts in pitkin county. The trailhead is on your right about 0 25 miles before the marble quarry.