Webcams

Western Webcams

Many students (and their parents), in reviewing choices for where to go to college, fall in love with our environment once they visit campus. To show you our campus and the beautiful Gunnison Valley, we've set up web cameras you can visit frequently, and we've listed some nearby webcams that other agencies may have for your convenience. Our webcams are in color during the day when there is sufficient light and in black and white at night when light levels are low. Your computer must have Java installed and activated to view and/or control any of our cameras that include the user-controllable feature. To share the user-controllability equitably among our many visitors, we have limited control to 1 minute if there is someone waiting for their turn to control the camera. Students (and probably others) often call their friends or their parents and relatives and talk with them from a mobile telephone while the remote friend controls one of the cameras, aiming it at the student and zooming in. Try it, it's fun!  

Welcome to Western camera - Ruland Field

Work is underway for a new web camera on the Ruland Field, Gateway to the Western campus on US Highway 50. This camera will offer great views of "W" Mountain, activities on Ruland Field and in Jorgenson Park, and the south sides of Borick Business Building, Taylor Hall and Quigley Hall. Live motion video will be available from this camera. 

Gunnison Valley camera - Cupola Hill

Temporarily disabled.

College Center camera - NW corner of Savage Library

This unit is mounted on the northwest corner of the Savage Library. This camera displays live full-motion video and is user-controllable. This camera rotates nearly 340°, and we've established some commonly visited presets to give you quick one-click access to good views of Crawford Hall and the south side of the College Center. We mounted this camera on the corner of the Savage Library building, so your view is truly 270°, from the west door to the lower level of the library, across the south side of the College Center, up hill to the Escalante complex and then along the north wall of the library building.

Taylor Quad camera - from Ute Hall

Our first webcam, this unit is mounted on the north side of Ute Hall and provides a fixed view across the Taylor Quad. You can see the historic Savage Library across the quad in the left center of the image. The sidewalk on the right side leads up to the west entrance to Taylor Hall. There are three image sizes available for this camera (see links to the left.) Live motion video may be viewable by those who have Java installed. 

Webcams around Gunnison - from our neighbors

We have assembled a few links to other Gunnison-area webcams for your enjoyment.

• You can reach the Gunnison Valley from the east by US Highway 50 from Poncha Springs, which crosses the continental divide at Monarch Pass. CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation) maintains a web cam on this pass. From the west, take US Highway 50 from Montrose over Cerro Summit and past Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
• Crested Butte, a popular four-season recreation destination, is about 30 miles north of Gunnison.
• Curecanti National Recreation Area and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park lie to the west of Gunnison. The National Park Service maintains webcams at the Black Canyon, the Lake Fork, and Elk Creek.

We hope you enjoy these views of the truly spectacular region that is Western's home. Should you have comments on these webcams, or discover any new ones in our region that could be added to this page, please let the webmaster know. Western does not own or control these Gunnison-area cameras, and their availability and features are subject to their owners' needs and resources. Enjoy, and come by for a visit!