High country, steep country. Along a mining road in Colorado's spectacular San Juan Mountains. A glimpse of Camp Bird, of gold-mining fame, in the background. Near Ouray, scenic center of the Million Dollar Highway.
Mt. Sneffels, altitude 14,143 feet, and range from the Uncompahgre River Valley on U.S. Highway 550, the Million Dollar Highway, between Montrose and Ouray, in Souwestern Colorado.
Chattanooga Valley. The Million Dollar Highway winds through colorful Chattanooga Valley between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. Mighty Sultan Mountain looms in the distance.
Mr. Sneffels, elevation 14,143 feet, and range from the Uncompahgre River Valley on Hwy. U.S. 550 (Million Dollar Highway) between Montrose and Ouray, in Southwestern Colorado.
Mt. Sneffels (Altitude 14,143 ft.) from the Uncompahgre River as seen from Highway between Montrose and Ridgeway and Ouray Million Dollar Highway (U. S. 550), Colorado
The text reads, "Red Mountains, colorful peaks of the San Juan Range, which suddenly loom into sight here at Ironton Park after the climb along The Million Dollar Highway through Uncompahgre Gorge, on the road from Ouray to Silverton, Colorado."