Red Mountain Pass is shut down, evacuation orders are in place near Ridgway, and crews are battling at least eight separate slide areas along one of Colorado's most dramatic stretches of highway. The Colorado Department of Transportation reported the pass still closed as of 6 a.m. Thursday, with no estimated time to reopen. The south gate sits at Ophir Pass Road near mile point 75, and the north gate at Ouray near mile point 91. Cotrip.org US550 Road Closure MapWhy Red Mountain Pass Keeps Flooding: The Gold Mountain Fire Burn ScarHere is the part that connects everything. That is exactly what is happening on the Gold Mountain Fire burn scar above Ouray County.