Museum of The Mountain West Inc

Museum of the Mountain West - where history comes alive! Awarded the Trip Advisor 2014 Certificate of Excellence.

Run by a retired archaeologist, the Museum of the Mountain West depicts life in Colorado from the late 1800s to the 1940s. It features roughly 500,000 artifacts and more than 15 buildings, including a schoolhouse, church, carriage works, and several homesteads and teepees. The museum is 2 miles east of Montrose, off Hwy. 50.

Richard E. Fike founded the Museum in 1997. He is a retired historical archaeologist having served as state archaeologist fo...r the Bureau of Land Management in both Utah and Colorado. Fike served on committees in both Utah and Colorado for the Federal & State Register of Historic Places and is an expert in historical restoration. Fike began collecting western memorabilia when he was 4 years...