Spirit Gulch

Spirit Gulch is a valley in Ouray, Colorado and has an elevation of 10,154 feet. Spirit Gulch is situated nearby to the hamlet Ironton, as well as near the locality Tomboy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Red Mountain Pass and Imogene Pass.

Red Mountain Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Rodyx, Public domain.

Red Mountain Pass is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles a divide that separates Ouray and San Juan counties. Red Mountain Pass is situated 2 miles southwest of Spirit Gulch.

Imogene Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 2½ miles west of Spirit Gulch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironton and Tomboy.

Ironton

Hamlet

Photo: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0.

Ironton is an extinct town located in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. It lay south of the present town of Ouray, adjacent to the sites Guston and Red Mountain Town, fellow ghost towns.

Tomboy

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 3½ miles west of Spirit Gulch.

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. Camp Bird is situated 4 miles northwest of Spirit Gulch.

Spirit Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 10,154 feet
Category: landform
Location: Ouray, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.92249° or 37° 55′ 21″ north

Longitude

-107.69534° or 107° 41′ 43″ west

Elevation

10,154 feet (3,095 metres)

Open location code

859JW8C3+XV

GeoNames ID

5439848

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Satellite Map

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