Ames is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Ames is the site of the world's first system to generate and transmit alternating current electricity for industrial purposes (mining), the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.
Ames, Colorado | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Ames and the Ilium Valley | |
Coordinates: 37°51′53″N 107°52′56″W | |
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County | San Miguel |
Elevation | 8,720 ft (2,658 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Area code | 970 |
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Municipalities and communities of San Miguel County, Colorado, United States | ||
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County seat: Telluride | ||
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