Welcome to Red Mountain ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Mountain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Mountain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Mountain, please Contact Us.

Red Mountain would have been located within present day Ouray County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Red Mountain: Red Mtn. (or less commonly used: Red Mntn.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Mountain is 10,930 feet [3,331 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Red Mountain is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Red Mountain was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Red Mountain once stood is in the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Red Mountain: This one is located in Ouray County and the other is located in Gunnison County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 4 communities that are also named Red Mountain - they are located in California, Montana and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Mountain.

Communities near Red Mountain ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Mountain.

• Telluride
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
  • Telluride is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telluride <4>
• Mountain Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
• Ouray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <4>
• Ridgway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <4>
• Silverton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
• Ophir
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
• Sawpit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
  • Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
• Pandora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
  • Pandora is located in San Miguel County
• Animas Forks ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
  • Animas Forks is located in San Juan County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Mountain.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Mountain.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Mountain. See our Newspapers Page for Red Mountain.

Adding Red Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Mountain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Red Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Mountain post office opened in 1883.

We also found Red Mountain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ouray County: www.co.ouray.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/