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The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US. The byway follows the upper Colorado River from Grand Lake down to State Bridge .
The pass traverses the Continental Divide north of Leadville in a gap between the northern end of the Sawatch Range to the west and the northern end of the Mosquito Range to the east. It connects the headwaters of the Arkansas River to the south with the upper valley of the Eagle River (in the watershed of the Colorado River) to the north.
The byway has two northern extensions. The northwestern extension extends from the historic mining town of Leadville over Tennessee Pass to Interstate 70 near Minturn. The northeastern extension extends from Leadville over Fremont Pass to I-70 at Copper Mountain. The two extensions can be driven together as a tour from I-70 to Leadville and ...
Relief map of the U.S. State of Colorado. This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado . Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads
US 24 leaving Leadville. US 24 traverses the Rocky Mountains, starting near Minturn. It then continues southeast for about 30 miles (48 km) to Leadville, where it turns south and goes to Buena Vista where it becomes concurrent with US 285. It continues with US 285 through Trout Creek Pass to the small community of Antero Junction.
The segment from Leadville to Climax was paved by 1936, and the entire route was paved by 1954. In 1938, route 91 became US 6 , until US 6 was rerouted over Vail Pass in 1941, leaving the portion of route 91 from Copper Mountain (formerly Wheeler Junction) to Leadville as the surviving part of this historic highway.
The West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway is a 205-mile (330 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Delta, Garfield, Gunnison, Montrose, and Pitkin counties Colorado, USA. The byway reaches its zenith at Kebler Pass, elevation 10,007 feet (3,050 m), between Crested Butte and Paonia.
SH 300 begins at the Leadville National Fish Hatchery. From its western terminus, it actually heads very briefly west, before turning to a southerly course for about 1.1 miles (1.8 km). The highway then runs east for the remaining 1.9 miles (3.1 km) of its route, crossing the Arkansas River just before reaching its eastern terminus.