About Red Butte Cemetery
Red Butte Cemetery is a cemetery near Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of Aspen. The grounds sit at about 7,854 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Murray Gell-Mann, Frank Perry and Davis Hanson Waite. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 180046. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ute Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the southeast. It is one of 5 cemeteries we list in Pitkin County, and 2 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Aspen. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Red Butte Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 governor, 1 journalist, 1 Nobel laureate, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Murray Gell-Mann1929-2019American physicist
- Frank Perry1930-1995American film director
- Davis Hanson Waite1825-1901American politician
- George Christensen1909-1968Player of American football
People whose Wikidata entry gives Red Butte Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Red Butte Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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