The small town of Ophir lies approximately 10 miles South of Telluride via State highway 145 to the Ophir Loop, then 2 miles up County Road 630. One of the last small outposts in America, Ophir lies in a narrow hanging canyon and has a population of less than 100 souls. Summers see travelers coming through town via Ophir Pass which leads to Highway 550S, north of Silverton.

Ophir and Old Ophir sprung up in the heydays of mining and the narrow gauge railroad. The "Ophir Loop" is famous in railroad lore because of the feats of engineering required to loop the rail line back over itself via many trestles and sharp radiuses in order to gain altitude to reach the Lizard Head Pass at 10,500' altitude.

Famous trestles on the rail line include: High Trestle, Butterfly, Ames Gulch, Trout Lake, and Gallegers 1 & 2.

Many mining ruins dot the area, including: the Silver Belle, Butterfly, Matterhorn and Carbonero

Old Ophir lies beneath what is now the intersection of highway 145 and county Road 630. Other ghost towns in the area include: Anderson, Ames and Matterhorn, all alongside the old narrow gauge railroad right of way.

Post office
430 County Road 630
Ophir, CO 81426