Ouray
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Ouray is a small town in Southwestern Colorado, magnificently situated in the San Juan Mountains and nicknamed "The Switzerland of America" for its scenery and outdoor recreational opportunities. Ouray is at the northern end of the Million Dollar Highway, a famously scenic stretch of road (US highway 550) through the San Juan Mountains with its southern terminus at Silverton (Colorado) | If you're arriving from Durango, plan to take an hour and a half on the road, which has many tight hairpin turns over high passes and deep valleys and is not for the faint of heart (Million Dollar Highway from Silverton to Ouray). The northern approach on US 550 from Montrose is less dramatic. There is no air service to Ouray, but Montrose (35 miles N)& Durango (72 miles S) has commuter air service linking to Denver and other major cities.
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Multiple OptionsOuray is at the northern end of the Million Dollar Highway, a famously scenic stretch of road (US highway 550) through the San Juan Mountains with its southern terminus at Silverton (Colorado) | If you're arriving from Durango, plan to take an hour and a half on the road, which has many tight hairpin turns over high passes and deep valleys and is not for the faint of heart (Million Dollar Highway from Silverton to Ouray). The northern approach on US 550 from Montrose is less dramatic. There is no air service to Ouray, but Montrose (35 miles N)& Durango (72 miles S) has commuter air service linking to Denver and other major cities....
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Mountainous Scene
brown and gray mountains under blue sky during daytime
brown and green mountains under white clouds and blue sky during daytime
brown and green mountains under blue sky during daytime
red suv on dirt road near green trees and mountain under blue sky during daytime
A lush green forest filled with lots of trees
A view of a mountain with trees and clouds in the background
Near Ouray, Colorado
Near Ouray, Colorado
a view of a mountain range with snow on the mountains
Mountainous Scene
brown and gray mountains under blue sky during daytime
brown and green mountains under white clouds and blue sky during daytime