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The City of Aspen is an affluent Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pikin county, Colorado, United States. Founded as a mining camp in the Colorado Silver Book and named because of the abundance of Aspen trees in the area, the city is now a ski resort and an upscale tourist center.

In the late 20th century the city developed as a popular destination for celebrities, attracting people like Charlie Sheen, Hunter Thompson, and John Denver, the latter who wrote several songs about the town, including "Aspenglow" and "Starwood in Aspen."