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| View Original: | View from the "Million Dollar Highway" below Ouray, high in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado LCCN2015632340.tif.tiff (4912x7360) | |||
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| Keywords: View from the "Million Dollar Highway" below Ouray, high in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado LCCN2015632340.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Though the entire 25 miles between those old mining towns carries the nickname it is the 12 miles immediately south of Ouray through the Uncompahgre Gorge to the summit of Red Mountain Pass that earned the highway its name This stretch through the gorge is challenging and potentially hazardous to drive; it is characterized by steep cliffs narrow lanes and a lack of guardrails; the ascent of Red Mountain Pass is marked with a number of hairpin curves used to gain elevation and again narrow lanes for trafficùmany cut directly into the sides of mountains The snow season there starts in October and snow will often close the road in winter Chains are frequently required to drive the route ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632340 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32300/32325a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32325 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32325 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Million Dollar Highway Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||