Ouray in Ouray County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

It's Our Fault

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 14, 2021

1. It's Our Fault Marker

Inscription. You are standing at the Ouray Fault, the first step in the formation of Box Cañon Falls. Millions of years ago a deep crack in the earth caused the harder rocks to move upward, while the soft sedimentary rocks to the north moved downward. As you walk along the fault wall, touch these hard Precambrian rocks that formed nearly 2 billion years ago.

Erected by Box Canon Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 38° 1.098′ N, 107° 40.689′ W. Marker is in Ouray, Colorado, in Ouray County. It can be reached from Box Canyon Road south of 3rd Avenue. Located inside the Box Canon Park along the Box Canon Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Box Canyon Road, Ridgway CO 81432, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Western Slope.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Untold Stories (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Juan Travel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Preserving the Past (approx. 0.4 miles away); Block 12: 400-447 Main Street (approx. 0.4 miles away); Box Canon Sign (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ouray Elks Lodge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beaumont Restoration

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Beaumont (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ouray.

Additional keywords. geology

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, July 14, 2021

2. Box Canon

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2022, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.