Fig. 1Chimney Rock over an Owl Creek meadow, Silver Jack country
Landform
A high Uncompahgre reservoir under Cimarron Ridge — Chimney Rock at Owl Creek, aspen, and a quieter San Juan door than Telluride.
Field note
Silver Jack freezes late. Owl Creek Pass holds Chimney Rock and Courthouse. Ridgway is the nearest town. This plate is Silver Jack / Uncompahgre National Forest, not Uncompahgre Peak and not a Telluride postcard.
Silver Jack is a high Uncompahgre reservoir under Cimarron Ridge — Chimney Rock at Owl Creek, aspen, winter ice. Ridgway is the town. This plate is the forest reservoir, not Uncompahgre Peak.
