| Page Views: 2,305 Last Visit to Ouray: November, 2003 | America's Little Switzerland by goingsolo - last update: Oct 12, 2004 |
The town of Ouray is located at the base of the San Juan mountains which appear in the photo. It began as a mining town in the19th century. Hwy 550, the million dollar highway, runs through Red Mountain Pass which connects Ouray to the once mining towns of Ironton and Silverton.
Ouray is referred to as Little Switzerland due to the mountains and its turn of the century architecture. The entire downtown is registered as a National Historic District. It is also known for the over 300 hotsprings in the area, ice climbing in Box Canyon Falls and parkas well as biking and hiking. |
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| Pros: | "Charming small town rich in history and nestled at the base of the mountains" | | Cons: | "An out of the way location" | | In A Nutshell: | "A great place to stop or at least drive through" |
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Closed | basstbn Mon Feb 13, 2006 18:15 UTC
Lots of helpful information. Thanks. May be headed there this summer. | Siddha3th Thu May 5, 2005 16:41 UTC
Unique, as always. All the very best to you L., as you go swinging along onto your next adventure :) "The only people for me, are the mad ones..." | MandaJ320 Mon Jan 24, 2005 17:01 UTC
nice Ouray page.... i had a great time here!!! :-) |
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