Richmond Creek

Richmond Creek is a stream in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,751 feet. Richmond Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Bird, as well as near the locality Tomboy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Imogene Pass.

Imogene Pass

Mountain saddle

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Imogene Pass is a 13,114 ft high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado. It crosses a ridge connecting Ouray, Colorado with Telluride, Colorado, and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in Colorado. Imogene Pass is situated 2 miles south of Richmond Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Bird and Tomboy.

Camp Bird

Hamlet

Camp Bird is a tiny unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lies between the present towns of Ouray and Telluride. Camp Bird is west of Thistledown and reached by CO Road 361.

Tomboy

Locality

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Tomboy is a ghost town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. Tomboy was a mining town located 2 mi east of Telluride. At an elevation of 11,509 ft, Tomboy is one of the highest ghost towns in the United States. Tomboy is situated 2 miles southwest of Richmond Creek.

Thistledown

Hamlet

Thistledown is an unincorporated community in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The community is located southwest of Ouray on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and Camp Bird. Thistledown is situated 3 miles northeast of Richmond Creek.

Richmond Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.95749° or 37° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-107.72451° or 107° 43′ 28″ west

Elevation

10,751 feet (3,277 metres)

Open location code

859JX74G+X5

GeoNames ID

5436312

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