The Town of Crested Butte is a home rule municipality located in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,639 at the 2020 United States Census. The former coal mining town is now called "the last great Colorado ski town". Crested Butte is a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and a variety of other outdoor activities.
The Colorado General Assembly in 1990 designated Crested Butte the wildflower capital of Colorado.


Crested Butte is located at (38.977, -106.879). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,639 people and 773 households in Crested Butte; by 2010 this had grown to 2124 residents in 1021 households with an average household size 3 persons less than that for Colorado as a whole (2 persons vs 2.5) but slightly larger than Gunnison County's average household size (3 vs 2).

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