traveling southwest colorado: Red Mountain Pass...or The Million Dollar Highway Southwest Colorado
- 10/19/13 12:15 PM
Red Mountain Pass...or The Million Dollar Highway Southwest Colorado. No other paved pass in Colorado stands out and is more well known than Red Mountain Pass. I usually take this pass from Ouray over to Durango. My perspective is from traveling the pass going this direction.
Maybe the pass is so well known because of it's reputation for being treacherous. There are 8% grades, very few guardrails and sheer drop offs of several hundred feet. The pass is also known for having rock slides in wet weather. This picture is the view from the first overlook outside of Ouray. Look to … (21 comments)
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Red Mountain Pass...or The Million Dollar Highway Southwest Colorado. No other paved pass in Colorado stands out and is more well known than Red Mountain Pass. I usually take this pass from Ouray over to Durango. My perspective is from traveling the pass going this direction. 
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