Communities of Ouray County
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- Cimarron Mesa - A Log Hill MesaLog Hill MesaLog Hill Mesa is a mesa in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Log Hill Mesa comprises part of the southern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau and faces south towards the Sneffels Range.-Recreation:...
residential community on the northern slopes of the mesa.
- Dallas Meadows - A community on a relatively flat region of the valley just north of Eagle Hill and bordering the Uncompahgre RiverUncompahgre RiverThe Uncompahgre River is a tributary of the Gunnison River, approximately 75 mi long, in southwestern Colorado in the United States. Lake Como at 12,215 ft in northern San Juan County, in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the northwestern San Juan Mountains is the headwaters of the...
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- Eagle Hill Ranch - A relatively affluent populous dwelling on a large hill north of the town of Ridgway. Commonly referred to by the hill which it is on, Eagle Hill, the community is considered the premier development outside of the RidgwayRidgway, ColoradoThe Town of Ridgway, coined Gateway to the San Juans, is a Home Rule Municipality in Ouray County, in the southwestern portion of the U.S. State of Colorado. The town is a former railroad stop on the Uncompaghre River in the northern San Juan Mountains...
city limits by the town itself. Eagle Hill maintains private trails and relatively large scenic pond. There are many vantage points within the community to view the Sneffels RangeSneffels RangeThe Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is the name of a young, prominent, rocky, range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels Range is often compared with the Grand Tetons because they both have a similar rugged appearance...
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- Fairway Pines - An affluent golf courseGolf courseA golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
community located in Loghill VillageLoghill Village, ColoradoLoghill Village is an affluent mountain resort community on Log Hill Mesa in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The populace of the communities in the Loghill area have been placed under the Loghill Village census-designated place...
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- Mountain Shadow East - A planned residential community located in the South Slope region of Ouray County. Mountain Shadow is on the southern slope of Log Hill MesaLog Hill MesaLog Hill Mesa is a mesa in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. Log Hill Mesa comprises part of the southern end of the Uncompahgre Plateau and faces south towards the Sneffels Range.-Recreation:...
- Riversage - A new community to Ouray County, River Sage is so named for its location on the Uncompahgre River and abundance of sagebrushSagebrushSagebrush is a common name of a number of shrubby plant species in the genus Artemisia native to western North America;Or, the sagebrush steppe ecoregion, having one or more kinds of sagebrush, bunchgrasses and others;...
. The development has in its boundaries a memorial for late actor Dennis WeaverDennis WeaverWilliam Dennis Weaver was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel....
who had a home and family in the region. River Sage is just north of Ridgway and east of Eagle Hill Ranch
- River Park - A residential community in northern Ridgway south of Eagle Hill.
- Solar Ranch - A residential community in southern Ridgway with a recreation center.
- Vista Terrace - A community east in the town of Ridgway, Vista Terrace is a development on the south face of a large hill in the valley faceing the San Juan MountainsSan Juan MountainsThe San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and...
and also offers excellent views.