Ouray

Ouray is a small town in , magnificently situated in the San Juan Mountains and nicknamed "The Switzerland of America" for its scenery and outdoor recreational opportunities.
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  • Type: Village with 896 residents
  • Description: home rule municipality and county seat of Ouray County, Colorado, United States
  • Also known as: Ouray, CO”, “Ouray, Colorado”, “Uncompahgre”, and “Uncompahgre City
  • Postal code: 81427

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thistledown.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . The community is located southwest of Ouray on Camp Bird Road between Ouray and . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ouray.

Ouray

Latitude
38.0228° or 38° 1′ 22″ north
Longitude
-107.6714° or 107° 40′ 17″ west
Population
896
Elevation
7,792 feet (2,375 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US OUR
Open location code
85CJ28FH+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151877085
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5433676
Wiki­data ID
Q1759444
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ouray” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: أوراي
  • Basque: Ouray
  • Bulgarian: Юрей
  • Catalan: Ouray
  • Cebuano: Ouray
  • Chechen: Юрей
  • Chinese: Ouray
  • Chinese: 乌雷
  • Chinese: 烏雷
  • Cornish: Ouray, Kolorado
  • Cornish: Ouray
  • Czech: Ouray
  • Dagbani: Ouray
  • Danish: Ouray
  • Dutch: Ouray
  • Egyptian Arabic: اوراى
  • Estonian: Ouray
  • Finnish: Ouray
  • French: Ouray
  • German: Ouray
  • Gilaki: اورای (کؤلؤرادؤ)
  • Gilaki: اورای
  • Haitian: Ouray, Kolorado
  • Haitian: Ouray
  • Hebrew: יוראי
  • Hungarian: Ouray
  • Irish: Ouray
  • Italian: Ouray
  • Japanese: ユアレイ
  • Kazakh: Owréý
  • Kazakh: Оурэй
  • Kazakh: وۋرەي
  • Kirghiz: Оурэй
  • Korean: 유레이
  • Ladin: Ouray
  • Malagasy: Ouray, Colorado
  • Malagasy: Ouray
  • Marathi: यूरे
  • Mazanderani: اورای
  • Min Nan Chinese: Ouray
  • Navajo: Tó Łichíʼí Háálį́
  • Newari: औरे (कोलोर्याडो)
  • Newari: औरे, कोलोर्याडो
  • Newari: औरे
  • Northern Frisian: Ouray
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ouray
  • Norwegian: Ouray
  • Persian: اورای، کلرادو
  • Persian: اورای
  • Polish: Ouray
  • Portuguese: Ouray
  • Russian: Урей (Колорадо)
  • Russian: Урей
  • Serbian: Јереј
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ouray, Colorado
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ouray
  • Silesian: Ouray
  • Slovak: Ouray
  • Slovenian: Ouray
  • South Azerbaijani: ورای، کولورادو
  • South Azerbaijani: ورای
  • Spanish: Ouray
  • Swedish: Ouray, Colorado
  • Swedish: Ouray
  • Tatar: Юрей
  • Ukrainian: Юрей
  • Uzbek: Ouray
  • Volapük: Ouray
  • Waray (Philippines): Ouray, Colorado
  • Waray (Philippines): Ouray
  • Welsh: Ouray, Colorado
  • Welsh: Ouray

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