Talk:Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colorado)

Red Mountain vs Red Mountains?
Isn't it odd to have three mountains which are together called Red Mountain but not Red Mountains? Elsewhere, as far as I can see, it is set in plural (see, for example, here) or used in conjunction with another term, e.g. Red Mountain District or Red Mountain Pass. Red Mountain in singular without suffix seems to be reserved for the ghost town. --AFBorchert 00:20, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

How many Red Mountains 2
In addition to the oddity mentioned above, there is a further problem... the article states: "The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface, and are the only peaks in the area with such an appearance." However, not only are there several other reddish mountains in the area with lots of iron oxide, several of them *are also called Red Mountain*! In addition to the three at Red Mountain Pass we have a "Red Mountain" south of Lake City 12,826' high at N37.97859° W107.33318°, we have a "Red Mountain" north of Pagosa Springs 12,630' high at N37.51972°  W107.01564°, and we have the pair of Big Red Mountain and Little Red Mountain on the northwest side of Platoro at 11,636' and 11,630' at N37.39669°  W106.57547°. That may be a complete list of the other Red Mountains in the San Juan Mts., but I'm not sure. Paalexan (talk) 06:48, 14 December 2008 (UTC)