The Ute Indian Museum features exhibits and dioramas that let visitors experience the history, culture and daily life of the early inhabitants of the Uncompahgre Valley. Located on the original homestead site of Chief Ouray, the museum complex includes the Chief Ouray Memorial Park, Chipeta's crypt, a native plants garden, walking paths, teepees, and a memorial to the Spanish conquistadors who traveled through the area in 1776.

Ute Indian Museum
17253 Chipeta Road
Montrose, CO 81401
(970) 249-3098
www.historycolorado.org/ute-indian-museum
Ute Indian Museum
Exterior, entrance.
Ute Indian Museum
Teepee.
Ute Indian Museum
Museum display.
Photos by EMKotyk