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South Lookout Peak (4,032 m)Summits & peaks0.6 km · ~7 min walkDirections ↗
Ulysses S Grant Peak (4,180 m)
Ulysses S Grant Peak (4,180 m)Summits & peaks

Ulysses S Grant Peak is a 13,767-foot-elevation (4,196-meter) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Juan County with San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States. It is situated eight miles west of the community of Silverton, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Ulysses S Grant Peak is part of the San Juan Mountains which are a sub

0.6 km · ~7 min walkDirections ↗
Clear Creek FallsWaterfalls3.7 km · ~45 min driveDirections ↗
Rico-Silverton TrailheadTrails & trailheads7.8 km · ~82 min driveDirections ↗
Ophir Pass Trailhead (Easternmost)Trails & trailheads17.1 km · ~97 min driveDirections ↗
Silverton Memorial Park
Silverton Memorial ParkParks & play

Silverton is a statutory town that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in San Juan County, Colorado, United States. The town is located in a remote part of the western San Juan Mountains, a range of the Rocky Mountains. The first mining claims were made in mountains above the Silverton in 1860, near the end of the Colorado Gold Rush and whe

17.6 km · ~99 min driveDirections ↗
Lookout Peak (4,151 m)
Lookout Peak (4,151 m)Summits & peaks

Lookout Peak is a 13,661-foot-elevation (4,164-meter) mountain summit located on the shared boundary of San Juan County with San Miguel County, in southwest Colorado, United States. It is situated three miles east of the community of Ophir, and one mile immediately north of Ophir Pass, on land managed by San Juan National Forest and Uncompahgre National Forest. Lookout Peak is part of the San Juan

23.5 km · ~174 min driveDirections ↗
Lewis Mill
Lewis MillAttractions

The Lewis Mill, near Telluride, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Telluride at the head of Bridal Veil Basin, at 12,450 ft. elevation. It is a 60-ton capacity ore concentration mill.

23.5 km · ~173 min driveDirections ↗
Galena Queen Shaft HouseAttractions28.5 km · ~135 min driveDirections ↗
Bear Creek Falls
Bear Creek FallsWaterfalls127.1 km · ~225 min driveDirections ↗
Ophir Pass Trailhead (Westernmost)
Ophir Pass Trailhead (Westernmost)Trails & trailheads

Ophir is a home rule municipality town governed by a general assembly and is located in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. It is located two miles from the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant, the world's first hydroelectric plant to supply alternating current electricity for an industrial purpose (mining). The population was 197 at the 2020 census.

133.3 km · ~243 min driveDirections ↗

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