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Photogenic Places in Towaoc

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A wide panorama shows Sleeping Ute Mountain stretching across the horizon in a long, jagged silhouette, with its highest peaks catching warm light under a clear blue sky. Dry tan foothills and scattered green fields fill the foreground, emphasizing the mountain’s broad desert setting.
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Towaoc, CO

Sleeping Ute Mountain

Sleeping Ute Mountain is a laccolith formation rising to 9,984 feet that resembles a sleeping figure when viewed from the east or west. The mountain is sacred to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and is located on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The profile is best photographed from various vantage points along US-160 and US-491 near Cortez and Towaoc.

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