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Old La Veta Pass (officially La Veta Pass), elevation 9,380 ft (2,860 m), [2] was at one time a main travel route between the San Luis Valley and Walsenburg, first on the narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railway, and later on a wagon road and then highway following the same alignment. The route featured two tight curves on the eastern ...
The La Veta Pass Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot, in La Veta, Colorado, was built in 1877 for the Denver & Rio Grande. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] It is near the summit of La Veta Pass, which is at 9,380 feet (2,860 m) elevation. It is located off U.S. 160. It is a one-story L-shaped structure.
La Veta Pass Narrow Gauge Railroad Depot. June 6, 1980 : Off U.S. Highway 160 La Veta: 5: Lamme Hospital ... County Road 49 between Colorado Highway 23 and County Road 34
Old Rabbit Ears Pass [h] 9,573 feet ... La Veta Pass: 9,380 feet 2,859 m [k] Gravel former US 160 ... former Monarch Pass Toll Road
The D&RG also pushed west from Walsenburg, Colorado, over La Veta Pass (now "Old La Veta Pass") by 1877. At the time the 'Uptop' depot on Veta Pass, rising over 9,500 feet (2,900 m) in elevation, boasted the highest elevation for a narrow-gauge railroad. The railroad reached Alamosa by 1878.
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La Veta (/ l ə ˈ v i t ə / lə-VEE-tə, [7] Spanish for "the vein") is a statutory town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. La Veta sits at the base of the Spanish Peaks on the Highway of Legends National Scenic Byway. The town population was 862 as of the 2020 United States Census. [5]
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