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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
Webster Pass (Colorado) Wilkerson Pass; Willow Creek Pass (Colorado) Wind River Pass; Windy Pass (Mineral County, Colorado) Wolf Creek Pass; Y.
Brighton was founded as a stage/railroad depot and farming community named Hughes. The Hughes, Colorado Territory, post office opened on April 13, 1871, [8] Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, [9] and the Hughes post office was renamed Brighton on August 4, 1879. [8] The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York. [10]
The route ranges in elevation from (a mere) 7,792 feet (2,375 m) in Ouray to 12,800 feet (3,901 m) at Engineer Pass. The byway features high mountain passes, alpine tundra, beautiful mountain meadows, ghost towns, and relics of the silver mining era. While the meadows and tundra are accessible to ordinary passenger vehicles, a high-clearance 4 ...
Berthoud Pass (/ ˈ b ɜːr θ ə d / BURTH-əd; elevation 11,307 ft (3,446 m)) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The pass is located west of Denver , and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon to the upper valley of the Fraser River in Middle ...
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.
Buffalo Pass, elevation 10,180 ft (3,100 m), is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. History [ edit ]
Colorado State Highway 7 Business (SH 7 Bus.) is a 1.592-mile (2.562 km) east–west state highway business route in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. SH 7 Bus.'s western terminus is at SH 7 in Allenspark, and the eastern terminus is at SH 7 east of Allenspark. The entire route is in Boulder County.