Editing Telluride, Colorado (section)

==In popular culture==

[[Clive Cussler]]'s 1998 novel ''[[Atlantis Found]]'' is partially set in Telluride. The novel features signs of an ancient civilization being found in an underground chamber next to a mine outside the city.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eddy |first1=Mark|title=Fictional Cussler hero back for more |url=https://extras.denverpost.com/books/atlantis1219.htm |website=Denver Post |date=}}</ref>

In Justin Cronin's 2010 novel ''[[The Passage (novel series)|The Passage]]'', Telluride is the site of a secret military compound used to test a purported "longevity drug" on death row inmates.<ref>{{cite book|author=Justin Cronin|title=The Passage: A Novel (Book One of The Passage Trilogy)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2hLRAkzKHjIC|date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Random House Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-345-51686-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kinloch |first1=Adrian |title=The Passage: Excerpt |url=https://www.enterthepassage.com/the-passage-excerpt/ |website=Enter the Passage |date=April 7, 2014}}</ref>

The production of  ''[[The Hateful Eight]]'' directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]] began filming near Telluride in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quentin Tarantino Starts Shooting 'Hateful Eight'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/quentin-tarantino-starts-shooting-hateful-eight-1201413017/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Andy |title=Making of 'Hateful Eight': How Tarantino Braved Sub-Zero Weather and a Stolen Screener |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/making-hateful-eight-how-tarantino-852099/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Coen brothers]] 2018 film ''[[The Ballad of Buster Scruggs]]'' used Telluride as a filming location for the vignette "All Gold Canyon", based on a short story by [[Jack London]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Filming Locations: Where was The Ballad of Buster Scruggs filmed? |url=https://www.atlasofwonders.com/2018/11/ballad-of-buster-scruggs-filming-locations.html |work=Atlas of Wonders |author=Ra Moon |access-date=December 29, 2022}}</ref>

The [[Kia Telluride]] SUV is named after the town.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bomey |first=Nathan |title=Why automakers are naming vehicles after American destinations, like Santa Cruz, Telluride, Taos |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/in-depth/money/cars/2021/05/23/hyundai-santa-cruz-kia-telluride-vw-taos-vehicle-names/7301830002/ |work=USA Today |date=May 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What Does Telluride Mean? |url=https://www.auffenbergkia.com/manufacturer-information/what-does-telluride-mean/|work=Auffenberg Kia}}</ref>