Step inside ‘Billionaire Mountain,’ the wealthy Aspen enclave where the Bezos and Dell families own sprawling mansions and homes go for as much as $49 million

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• Located in Aspen, Colorado, Red Mountain — nicknamed "Billionaire Mountain" — is home to the rich and famous.
• Everyone from Walmart heiress Ann Walton Kroenke to Jeff Bezos‘ parents have houses there.
• Billionaire Mountain boasts record-breaking real-estate that sells for as much as $49 million.
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Aspen, Colorado, is America’s most expensive ski town — but it gets even pricier the more skyward you get.

Towering over Aspen is Red Mountain, also known as "Billionaire Mountain." It’s home to high-end real-estate, complete with sales prices as high as $49 million, staggering square footage, and scenic views of downtown Aspen and the surrounding mountains.

Read more: An anonymous buyer just broke 2 Aspen real-estate records by dropping $24.2 million on a ritzy ‘Billionaire Mountain’ lot — and it’s totally empty

It’s a haven for the one-percent. From candy mogul William Wrigley Jr. to casino magnate Neil Bluhm, many notable names have a home there.

Here’s a glimpse at what life (and real estate) is like on Billionaire Mountain.

Once a small mining town, Aspen, Colorado, is now the most expensive ski town in America — and only one of four ski destinations in the world where homes consistently sell for over $25 million.

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You can find Aspen’s one-percent on Red Mountain — aptly nicknamed "Billionaire Mountain" by former Forbes staff writer Morgan Brennan in a December 2012 article. It’s well-known as a popular winter destination for the rich and famous.

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Divided into upper and lower neighborhoods, Billionaire Mountain boasts views of downtown Aspen, peaks in the Elk Range, and Aspen Snowmass, which comprises all four of Aspen’s ski mountains.

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