Montrose: elevation 5800'
Telluride: 1 paved road, limited routes within 30-80 miles roundtrip
Gunnison: The 'nicer hotels' are up the road in Crested Butte, which gets you pretty isolated at the end of the paved road.
Frisco: The 'nicer hotels' are up the road in Breckenridge, not so isolated