Old mining ruins along the Million Dollar Highway, north of Silverton, Colorado, USA.

Old mining ruins along the Million Dollar Highway, north of Silverton, Colorado, USA. Winding through Colorado's San Juan Mountains, the Million Dollar Highway is the scenic 25 miles of US Route 550 between Silverton and Ouray. It was named for the twelve miles south of Ouray through the Uncompahgre Gorge to the summit of Red Mountain Pass. As part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway, the Million Dollar Highway twists along sheer cliff edges with hairpin curves and few guardrails, past spectacular yellow fall foliage colors.

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Contained in galleries: Colorado: San Juan Mountains: Silverton, Ridgway, Telluride, 2019 Sep 4-Oct 20 all: RV to WY, NE, IL, CO, UT

Old mining ruins along the Million Dollar Highway, north of Silverton, Colorado, USA. Winding through Colorado's San Juan Mountains, the Million Dollar Highway is the scenic 25 miles of US Route 550 between Silverton and Ouray. It was named for the twelve miles south of Ouray through the Uncompahgre Gorge to the summit of Red Mountain Pass. As part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway, the Million Dollar Highway twists along sheer cliff edges with hairpin curves and few guardrails, past spectacular yellow fall foliage colors.