{
  "name": "Million Dollar Highway",
  "slug": "million-dollar-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/million-dollar-highway/",
  "summary": "A spectacular, guardrail-free climb in the Colorado San Juans.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 550"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "start": {
      "name": "Ouray",
      "lat": 38.022766,
      "lon": -107.671492
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Silverton",
      "lat": 37.805547,
      "lon": -107.671264
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 22.7,
    "lengthKm": 36.5,
    "driveMinutes": 50,
    "corners": 38,
    "hairpins": 5,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 3386.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "No guardrails over sheer drops",
    "Ice and snow outside summer",
    "Rockfall sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Red Mountain Overlook",
    "Red Mountain Pass",
    "Bear Creek Falls"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 261
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}