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A mining camp was established in the canyon that helped the city of Ouray establish itself as a permanent community. [2] Box Canyon is home to Box Canyon Falls, a 285 feet (87 m) waterfall, with quartzite walls that extend almost 100 ft (30 m) past the falls. [3]
The Uncompahgre Gorge is a deep mountain canyon formed by the Uncompahgre River and Red Mountain Creek in the Uncompahgre National Forest. It is located just south of Ouray, in Ouray County, Colorado. At the north end of the Gorge the Uncompahgre River flows into a deep box canyon which is home to Ouray Ice Park. [1]
Ouray Hot Springs is the largest facility with numerous pools. [19] There are numerous waterfalls along the road from Durango to Ouray, and within the city limits there are two waterfalls within easy reach. Cascade Falls [20] is a short, 1/4 mile hike accessible from a parking lot on 8th Avenue. Box Canyon Falls is at the southwest edge of Ouray.
Colorado State Highway 149. Box Canyon Hot Springs: Ouray: Ouray 7,799 ft 2377 m Box Canyon Hot ... Ouray 7,057 ft 2151 m Orvis Hot ...
Mountain ranges of Ouray County, Colorado (1 C, 2 P) ... Box Canyon (Colorado) D. Dallas Divide; I. Imogene Pass; L. Log Hill Mesa; R. Red Mountain Pass (San Juan ...
It is exposed in a curving belt from the northwestern to northeastern Needle Mountains with outliers near Ouray and Rico, Colorado. It is interpreted as metamorphosed marine and fluvial sandstone, mudstone, and shale. [4] The formation overlies plutons with an age of 1707 Ma and detrital zircon geochronology confirms a maximum age of 1709 Ma.
Water was originally provided from a tunnel driven into Box Canyon with water diverted from Canyon Creek, but the water proved to have too much sand and abrasives in it. In 1901 it was announced that a dam was to be completed the following year on the Ucompahgre river south of Ouray to furnish a more consistent supply for the hydroelectric plant.
This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads