Mount Ouray, Colorado - Elevation 13,971 Feet
Photo Gallery and Hike / Trail Information For Now Until I Climb It In 2012
Mount Ouray (Elevation 13,971 Feet)
Written January 2012 - Mt. Ouray is stands prominently
in the far southern end of the Sawatch Range. It easily recognized from
many areas of the Arkansas River Valley of southern Chaffee County,
including Poncha Springs and Salida.
As it is with many Colorado 13ers, Mt. Ouray does not
receive a large amount climbing traffic, but it does receive some.
In fact, this mountain is probably more well-known than most 13ers. If you already have knowledge about
Mount Ouray, have you even heard of these fellow 13ers in the Sawatch Range?
Emma Burr Mountain,
Mount Mamma and Fitzpatrick Peak. I thought not. ;)
Now I have not climbed this peak as of yet, but it is on my climbing list for 2012. Like the
Buffalo Peaks, I have
created this page as motivation to reach its summit. Below are photos and trail information for the time being.
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Hiking Information
This image is owned by my friend Josh, who climbed Mt. Ouray many years ago. You can read about his hike report here:
www.hikingintherockies.com/fourteeners/ouray/mount_ouray.htm.
The most common route to Mt. Ouray's summit is from the southwest.
Climbers either park at or near Marshall Pass, and hike north from the road
on the Continental Divide. Above timberline, Mt. Ouray's western ridge - the route to the summit - is very recognizable.
There is no trail; it is a straight-up walk up the ridge.
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Photos
A photo from Josh's Hiking In The Rockies climb. They were near the junction of Mt. Ouray's western ridge and the Continental Divide with a great view of the mountain.
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Mt. Ouray's enormity can be viewed from U.S. Highway 285 between Poncha Springs
and Poncha Pass. I snapped this photo during the height of
Colorado's fall colors season in 2003. The large
photos at the very top of this page was also taken from the same general area.
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Two photos from southern Chaffee County.
TOP: The view of Mt. Ouray and Chipeta Mountain (elev. 12,776') from the top of
"S" Mountain in Salida.
BOTTOM: A view from north of Salida on a very
cold and snowy day.
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Closer to the mountain. This photo was taken from Marshall Pass Road. (You can see the road, an old railroad grade, on the right.)
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By the way, Mt. Ouray should not be confused
with the town of Ouray, located in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. ;)
Adjacent Photo: The view of Mt. Ouray from Marshall Pass.
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Gazing out at Mt. Ouray from
Sugarloaf Mountain. The town of Nathrop is in the immediate foreground.
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