Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain (Ouray, CO)
Brown Mountain trail is a short spur trail that takes off from Ironton Park along Highway US 550. It actually takes off from the end of the Corkscrew Gulch trail and heads up the side of Brown Mountain. This trail first passes by the Gray Copper Gulch hiking trail and continues up to the Silver Mountain Mine. When you reach the mine, there are a number of structures still standing and some mining equipment that was left behind.
Continuing up past the Silver Mountain Mine the trail switchbacks up the mountain where you are greeted with great views down onto Red Mountain #1. Eventually the trail reaches the Lost Day Mine where it dead ends. After you finish exploring, you have to head back down the way you came. This is a great short trail that is great when you combine it with with Corkscrew Gulch.
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Brown Mountain KML Track
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