Milestones Icon: Flagstaff House

The Flagstaff House restaurant sits on the mountainside above Boulder at an elevation of 6,000 feet providing spectacular views to go along with its four-star cuisine.

The restaurant at 1138 Flagstaff Road originally was in a cabin built in 1929.

The Monette family has owned the restaurant since 1971, beginning with Don Monette, who has more than 40 years in the restaurant industry. His sons Mark and Scott are now the executive chef and general manager, respectively.

“I took the building over in 1971,” Don said. “It was really run down. The walls were covered with red wall paper. It looked like a…