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The byway begins at the Idaho Springs Visitor Center. Take Exit 241 off Interstate 70 for 1 mile. Stop at the Visitor Center for information, then continue on Miner Street to 13th Avenue which is State Highway 103 and continues on State Highway 5 through a corridor between the Mount Evans Wilderness where it ends near the summit of Mount Blue Sky.
Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans) is the highest peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The prominent 14,266.1-foot (4,348 m) fourteener is located 13.4 miles (21.6 km) southwest by south (bearing 214°) of Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide between Clear Creek in Arapaho National ...
Colorado State Highway 5 (SH 5) is a 14.89-mile-long (23.96 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado that is the highest paved road in North America with its upper terminus at 14,140 feet (4,310 m) elevation near the summit of Mount Blue Sky and its lower terminus at 10,650 feet (3,246 m) elevation at State Highway 103 near Echo Lake.
1 Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads. ... Relief map of the U.S. State of Colorado. ... Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway [q] 14,140 feet
Of the 26 current Colorado designated byways, 21 already have a federal designation as well. These include two All-American Roads, [5] 11 National Scenic Byways, [5] ten National Forest Scenic Byways, [6] and three Back Country Byways. [7] The 13 combined All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways in Colorado are currently the most of any state.
Steens Mountain Back Country Byway: Oregon: 52 84 OR 205 and Steens Mtn. Loop Rd south of Frenchglen: OR 205 and Steens Mtn. Loop Rd in Frenchglen This byway loops around Steens Mountain, the highest peak in southeastern Oregon. The diverse geological landscape includes glaciated canyons, lush meadows, and arid desert; the expansive wilderness ...
The byway traverses Guanella Pass at elevation 11,670 feet (3,557 m) in Arapaho and Pike national forests. The pass lies above timberline surrounded by Grays Peak at elevation 14,278 feet (4,352 m), Torreys Peak 14,275 feet (4,351 m), Mount Blue Sky 14,271 feet (4,350 m), and Mount Bierstadt 14,065 feet (4,287 m).
This is a list of the 21 federally designated scenic byways in the US state of Colorado. Three federal agencies designate four types of scenic byways. The 21 scenic byways in Colorado include: 2 All-American Roads designated by the Federal Highway Administration; [1] 11 National Scenic Byways designated by the Federal Highway Administration; [1]