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Red Mountain Town

Ghost town · Ouray County, Colorado

Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500)
Silverton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1897, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Red Mountain Town is a ghost town in Ouray County, Colorado. It is one of 5 former communities in Ouray County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 48 Colorado counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Red Mountain Town as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.9036° N, 107.7025° W.

Key facts

Elevation10,940 ft
Nearest living townSilverton, CO
Distance to it6.7 miles
Coordinates37.90361, -107.70250

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What's there now

Red Mountain Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Silverton, CO (population 613), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 10,940 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Notes on image say: "Red Mountain, Ouray Co, Colo. winter, altitude 13000 feet No. 31 Brumfield & Gilbert. Ouray." Red Mountain City, Ouray County, Colorado, is
Notes on image say: "Red Mountain, Ouray Co, Colo. winter, altitude 13000 feet No. 31 Brumfield & Gilbert. Ouray." Red Mountain City, Ouray County, Colorado, is · Thomas Michael McKee / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Red Mountain Town?

Red Mountain Town is in Ouray County, Colorado, at 37.9036, -107.7025.

How many ghost towns are in Ouray County?

Ouray County, Colorado has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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