From the site: Life's Little Adventures - Ironton/Red Mountain Mining District
Wanting to hike but not in the mood for any serious climbs, I asked Mark and Bobbie where we might find an “easy” trial around Ouray. They suggested a drive to Ironton, 6 miles south of Ouray on the Million Dollar Highway, then a hike to the Colorado Boy Mine and maybe a couple other mines. Since they had climbed Twin Peaks the previous day they weren’t looking for anything too strenuous, either, so Debbie, Chris, Kim, Jim and I piled into our Subaru to follow the Johnsons to Ironton. Red Mountain Creek. It’s obvious where Ironton got its name. A bit of history from the ouraycolorado.com website. Ironton TownsiteIronton, founded in 1883 at 9,800 feet elevation, is located at the north end of the Red Mountai ...Read more...
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