Abandoned Record
About Ouray
Ouray is an unincorporated community in west‑central Uintah County, Utah, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ouray, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ouray is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Ouray
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1885 Ashley sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1917 Vernal sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Vernal sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Vernal sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Vernal sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Ouray sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Vernal sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ouray
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Utah index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ouray": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ouray, Utah": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14711853.
- USGS GNIS 1431039.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).