Colorado
Purgatory
Est. 1965. 105 trails. 10,822 feet above sea level.
$63
Original pen plot · signed · no two identical
Ink & paper: Arctic Blue
Size: 12×18"
Made to order. Ships flat in 1–4 business days. Shipping & returns
+ Details
- 12 × 18 inches
- Drawn on 98 lb (160 gsm) archival cotton paper
- Precision technical pens and archival inks
- Signed and dated on the back
- Ships flat, protected, ready to frame
Each map begins with elevation data and is drawn by a pen plotter in our Vermont studio. Mechanical precision, plus the texture and small imperfections of real ink on paper.
+ About this map
Purgatory rises to 10,822 feet in the San Juan Mountains north of Durango, Colorado. Founded in 1965, it is known for its distinctive stepped terrain: runs roll over a series of natural benches, alternating steep pitches with flat landings in a rhythm found almost nowhere else. Its 105 trails look out on the jagged Needles, some of the most dramatic peaks in the Rockies, and the mountain keeps a relaxed, local character far from the front-range crowds.
The contour map makes the signature terraced terrain easy to read, each bench a pause in the tight bands of contour lines.
+ Site data
- Location
- Purgatory
- Region
- Rocky Mountains
- Elevation
- 10,822 ft / 3,299 m
- Coordinates
- 37.6303N 107.8142W
- Type
- ski resort
- Notes
- Est. 1965. 105 trails
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