Mighty Argo Cable Car brings new gondola, mountain biking attraction to region

Mighty Argo Cable Car brings new gondola, mountain biking attraction to region

On Mother’s Day, about 1,300 guests availed themselves of Idaho Springs’ newest attraction, the Mighty Argo Cable Car. Traveling 1.25 miles and climbing some 1,300 vertical feet to Miners Point, the summit of Buttermilk Peak, it affords the guests views of historic mine workings, the Clear Creek Valley, as well as the several surrounding 14ers including Mount Blue Sky, and Torreys and Grays peaks.  The new gondola, which carries visitors from do…