Ouray, Colorado, the "Switzerland of America" 7,800 feet in elevation is surrounded by 12,000 to 14,000 foot high mountains of the Uncompahgre National Forest.
Autumn on Owl Creek Pass. The mountain in this view are two of the sheerest in the rugged San Juans: 11.785 foot Chimney Peak on left, 12,165 foot Courthouse Mountain on right.
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."