Ouray, CO Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The attractive mining community of OURAY lies 23 miles north of Silverton, on the far side of the 11,018ft Red Mountain Pass , where the bare rock beneath the snow really is red, thanks to mineral deposits. The Million Dollar Highway twists and turns, passing abandoned mine workings and rusting machinery in the most unlikely and inaccessible spots; back roads into the mountains offer rich pickings, for hikers or drivers with four-wheel drive. Ouray itself squeezes into a narrow but verdant valley, with the commercially run Ouray Hot Springs beside the Uncompahgre River at the north end of town. A mile or so south, a … more »