San Miguel River, Uncompahgre National Forest

Name: San Miguel River
Address: Uncompahgre National Forest, United States

#18 among attractions in Uncompahgre National Forest

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The San Miguel River is a tributary of the Dolores River, approximately 81 miles long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. It rises in the San Juan Mountains southeast of Telluride and flows northwest, along the southern slope of the Uncompahgre Plateau, past the towns of Placerville and Nucla and joins the Dolores in western Montrose County approximately 15 miles east of the state line with Utah. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°55'37"N, 107°46'34"W

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San Miguel River – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Telluride Ski Resort, Bridal Veil Falls, Mount Sneffels, Gilpin Peak.

2.5 miW
Winter sport, Ski area
Telluride Ski Resort, Uncompahgre National Forest
64 min walk • Telluride Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Mountain Village, Colorado right next to the Town of Telluride. The Telluride Ski Resort is a year-round destination located in the southwest corner of Colorado.
0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls, Uncompahgre National Forest
16 min walk • Bridal Veil Falls is a 365-foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and it has a hydroelectric power plant at its top.
5.5 miN
Landmark peak for hikes and climbing
Mount Sneffels, Mount Sneffels Wilderness
140 min walk • Mount Sneffels is the highest summit of the Sneffels Range in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,158-foot fourteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 6.7 miles west by south of the City of Ouray in Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
4.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gilpin Peak, Uncompahgre National Forest
108 min walk • Gilpin Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,700-foot thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.5 miles north-northeast of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United...
5 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Dallas Peak, Mount Sneffels Wilderness
127 min walk • Dallas Peak is a high mountain summit in the Sneffels Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,815-foot thirteener is located in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness of Uncompahgre National Forest, 3.3 miles north by west of the Town of Telluride, Colorado, United States...
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sneffels Range, Uncompahgre National Forest
137 min walk • The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is a young, prominent, and rugged range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels range form the southern border of Ouray County and run west to east.
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Yankee Boy Basin, Uncompahgre National Forest
122 min walk • Yankee Boy Basin is an alpine basin in Ouray County, southwestern Colorado. It is in the San Juan Mountains, protected within Uncompahgre National Forest.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Teakettle Mountain, Uncompahgre National Forest
132 min walk • Teakettle Mountain, elevation 13,825 ft, is a summit in the Sneffels Range of southwest Colorado. The peak is west of Ouray in the Uncompahgre National Forest.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Red Mountain, Uncompahgre National Forest
129 min walk • Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about 5 miles south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface.
1.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Telluride Historic District, Telluride
49 min walk • The Telluride Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the developed area of the former mining boom town of Telluride, Colorado. Telluride was founded in 1878, and was a major metals mining center until 1913.
4 miSE
Mountain pass, Nature
Red Mountain Pass, Uncompahgre National Forest
102 min walk • Red Mountain Pass elevation 11,018 ft 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.