David Lavender's classic novel of the rich silver strikes between Ouray (Argent) and Silverton (Baker), Colorado. Based on actual historical events and places (but with a few liberties taken) his fast-moving book details how hero Johnny Ogden builds what is now the Million Dollar Highway to connect Argent with the booming Red Mountain Mining District. Red Mountain is a colorful, exciting novel that vividly portrays the excitement and optimism of the silver boom days of Colorado, as well as the doom and despair that followed after the collapse of the price of silver.