only 10 miles (16 km) northeast of  Telluride , but due to the severity of the landscape, the drive is about 50 miles (80 km). Ouray is connected to  Silverton  and then  Durango  to the south by  Red Mountain Pass  which crests at just over 11,000 feet (3,400 m). The drive along the  Uncompahgre River  and over