Red Mountain Pass
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Red Mountain Pass is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, known for its steep, scenic, and often treacherous stretch of U.S. Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Mountain Pass vicinity | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain pass ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| connects |
Ouray, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silverton, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dangerLevelReputation | one of the more dangerous paved mountain passes in Colorado ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 11,018 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,358 meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exposed cliff edges
ⓘ
lack of guardrails in some sections ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches
ⓘ
ice ⓘ rockfalls ⓘ snow ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | Durango–Ouray segment of U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
avalanche danger in winter
ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ sharp curves ⓘ steep grades ⓘ treacherous driving conditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Ouray County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | San Juan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Red Mountain (Colorado) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown |
Ouray, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silverton, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Million Dollar Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Ouray County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadMaintenanceBy | Colorado Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane paved highway ⓘ |
| scenicBywayStatus | part of a designated scenic route ⓘ |
| seasonalConditions |
frequent winter closures or restrictions
ⓘ
heavy snowfall in winter ⓘ |
| transportationNetwork | United States Numbered Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
scenic driving
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ vehicular transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red Mountain Pass vicinity