Aspen Mountain, Colorado, USA, 1:50000

Hidden deep in the Colorado Rockies is the small mountain town of Aspen. Mecca to the jet-set crowd in both summer and winter, Aspen now has some of the most expensive real estate in the USA. Aspen Mountain, also known as Ajax, opened in 1946 and is a relatively small ski resort, encompassing only 673 acres, 76 runs, and 8 lifts; but it makes up for that in old-time character, and the fact that the mountain's base is right in the middle of town. Our model of Aspen Mountain covers most of downtown Aspen, South to the top of the lifts, and East and West to the neighboring valleys.

Model scale is 1:50000
Model measures 3.8" x 5" x 1.17" (9.6 x 12.7 x 3 cm)
Original area is approximately 3 by 3.9 miles
Altitudes covered: 7791' to 11375'
There is no vertical exaggeration applied to this model. This is a true-to-life scale model of a real place.

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TinyMtn models are most affordable in the "Sandstone" and "White Natural Versatile Plastic" materials. This model is in "Sandstone," which is a glued gypsum material. When you receive the model it will be ready for display, though it may smell funny and need some time to air out. "Sandstone" models are much more brittle than "Versatile Plastic" models, but feel more like light stone. Do not soak it in water, though you can safely seal it with Polycrylic or a similar water-based clear spray sealant. Read more about this popular material here.

All TinyMtn models have hollow bottoms - this is to save on weight, and thus cost. Many larger models also have extra flanges on their undersides to increase rigidity and strength. To make the model more solid, you should feel free to carefully pour resin into the bottom cavity, or glue a properly-sized slab of wood or another material into it.

These models have been optimized for the above materials, and are not offered in other materials for strength or cost reasons. If you need one in another material, please tinymtnbiz@gmail.com and we'll do our best to fulfill your request.

(C) 2016 TinyMtn (TM)
Model created using GDAL, NetPBM, Gmsh, Carve, MeshLab, and other custom software
Source of digital elevation and aerial orthoimagery data: U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS home page is https://www.usgs.gov/