List of mountain passes in Colorado explained

This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado.__TOC__

Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads

Pass	Maximum elevation	Maximum grade	Road surface	Route	Coordinates
Trail Ridge High Point	12183feet		Asphalt		40.4284°N -105.759°W
Cottonwood Pass	12126feet		Asphalt	Chaffee CR 306 Gunnison CR 209	38.8278°N -106.4092°W
Independence Pass	12095feet	6.0%	Asphalt		39.1089°N -106.5639°W
Cumberland Pass	12015feet		Gravel	Forest Road 765	38.6892°N -106.4842°W
Loveland Pass	11992feet	6.0%	Asphalt		39.6636°N -105.8792°W
Iceberg Pass	11827feet		Asphalt		40.4175°N -105.7461°W
Fall River Pass	11796feet		Asphalt west Gravel east	Fall River Road	40.4414°N -105.7531°W
Guanella Pass	11669feet		Asphalt/Gravel	Guanella Pass Road	39.595°N -105.7111°W
Hoosier Pass	11541feet	8.0% NB	Asphalt		39.3617°N -106.0625°W
Slumgullion Summit	11530feet	9.4% NB 7.9% SB	Asphalt		37.9876°N -107.2134°W
Boreas Pass	11481feet		Gravel		39.4111°N -105.9695°W
Old Monarch Pass	11375feet		Gravel	former US 50	38.4967°N -106.3381°W
Fremont Pass	11318feet	5.7%	Asphalt		39.3664°N -106.1867°W
Berthoud Pass	11315feet	6.1% NB 6.0% SB	Asphalt		39.7983°N -105.7778°W
Monarch Pass	11312feet	6.4%	Asphalt		38.4967°N -106.3256°W
Cordova Pass	11248feet		Gravel		37.3483°N -105.0247°W
Eisenhower Tunnel	11158feet		Concrete		39.679°N -105.9249°W
Shrine Pass	11089feet		Gravel	former SH 293	39.5461°N -106.2408°W
Juniper Pass	11020feet		Asphalt		39.672°N -105.5647°W
Red Mountain Pass	11018feet	7.2%	Asphalt		37.8989°N -107.712°W
Molas Pass	10910feet	7.0%	Asphalt		37.7378°N -107.6981°W
Spring Creek Pass	10901feet	7.5%	Asphalt		37.9408°N -107.1592°W
Wolf Creek Pass	10857feet	6.8%	Asphalt		37.4832°N -106.8021°W
Marshall Pass	10842feet		Gravel	Forest Road 200 Forest Road 243	38.3914°N -106.2472°W
Grand Mesa Summit	10839feet		Asphalt		39.0274°N -108.0316°W
Milner Pass	10759feet	5.4% WB	Asphalt		40.4197°N -105.8114°W
Vail Pass	10666feet	7.0%	Asphalt		39.5305°N -106.2172°W
Coal Bank Pass	10640feet	6.5% NB	Asphalt		37.7006°N -107.777°W
Los Pinos Pass	10509feet		Gravel	Forest Road 788	38.1039°N -106.9723°W
Tennessee Pass	10424feet	6.0%	Asphalt		39.3621°N -106.3104°W
Ripple Creek Pass	10343feet		Gravel	former SH 132	40.1119°N -107.2956°W
Buffalo Pass	10300feet		Gravel		40.5436°N -106.685°W
Cameron Pass	10276feet	3.8% EB 3.1% WB	Asphalt		40.5208°N -105.8925°W
La Manga Pass	10230feet	5.2%	Asphalt		37.0775°N -106.3861°W
Lizard Head Pass	10222feet<	--but another sign says 10000??-->	4.1%	Asphalt		37.8111°N -107.9062°W
Tenderfoot Pass	10200feet		Asphalt		38.7628°N -105.1566°W
Carnero Pass	10166feet		Gravel	Saguache CR 41G	38.0044°N -106.4306°W
North Pass	10149feet	6.0%	Asphalt		38.2143°N -106.5724°W
Ohio Pass	10065feet		Gravel	Gunnison CR 703	38.8347°N -107.0917°W
Red Hill Pass	10051feet	6.0%	Asphalt		39.2674°N -105.9612°W
Cochetopa Pass	10022feet	6.0%	Gravel	former SH 114	38.1627°N -106.6°W
Cumbres Pass	10022feet	6.3%	Asphalt		37.0206°N -106.45°W
Kebler Pass	10007feet		Gravel except asphalt over pass	former SH 135	38.8476°N -107.0984°W
Kenosha Pass	10001feet	5.3% EB	Asphalt		39.4128°N -105.7575°W
Cucharas Pass	9941feet	5.9% NB 5.4% SB	Asphalt		37.3203°N -105.0736°W
Dunckley Pass	9763feet		Gravel	former SH 132	40.2016°N -107.1587°W
Willow Creek Pass	9621feet<	--sign says 9683 but that seems wrong-->	6.3%	Asphalt		40.3502°N -106.0893°W
Old Rabbit Ears Pass	9573feet		Asphalt	former US 40	40.3997°N -106.6175°W
Gore Pass	9527feet	6.3%	Asphalt		40.0758°N -106.5609°W
Wilkerson Pass	9507feet	5.8%	Asphalt		39.038°N -105.5256°W
Currant Creek Pass	9482feet		Asphalt		38.8369°N -105.6361°W
Rabbit Ears Pass	9426feet	6.8%	Asphalt		40.3847°N -106.6117°W
North La Veta Pass	9413feet	6.0%	Asphalt		37.6133°N -105.1908°W
Bigelow Divide	9403feet		Asphalt		38.0986°N -105.1278°W
Pass Creek Pass	9400feet		Gravel	former SH 305	37.6206°N -105.2294°W
La Veta Pass	9380feet		Gravel	former US 160	37.5931°N -105.2033°W
Trout Creek Pass	9346feet	5.2%	Asphalt		38.91°N -105.975°W
Battle Mountain Summit	9267feet		Asphalt		39.523°N -106.3897°W
Ute Pass	9165feet	5.6%	Asphalt		38.9417°N -105.1575°W
Wind River Pass	9130feet		Asphalt		40.2958°N -105.5439°W
Black Mesa Summit	9121feet		Asphalt		38.4758°N -107.5478°W
Hardscrabble Pass	9085feet		Asphalt		38.159°N -105.2994°W
Poncha Pass	9010feet	2.9%	Asphalt		38.4222°N -106.087°W
Dallas Divide	8970feet	6.4% EB 5.0% WB	Asphalt		38.0944°N -107.8884°W
McClure Pass	8755feet	8.0%	Asphalt		39.1289°N -107.2839°W
Muddy Pass	8710feet	5.6%	Asphalt		40.379°N -106.579°W
Blue Mesa Summit	8704feet		Asphalt		38.386°N -107.4328°W
Wondervu Hill	8660feet		Asphalt		39.9244°N -105.3968°W
Promontory Divide	8579feet		Asphalt		37.9379°N -105.327°W
Baxter Pass	8400feet		Gravel		39.5819°N -108.9526°W
Gunsight Pass	8332feet		Gravel	former SH 289	40.2092°N -106.3317°W
Douglas Pass	8268feet	7.0%	Asphalt		39.5975°N -108.8032°W
Cerro Summit	7958feet		Asphalt		38.444°N -107.6414°W
Raton Pass	7834feet		Asphalt		36.9906°N -104.4818°W
Floyd Hill	7820feet		Asphalt		39.7227°N -105.4137°W
Yellowjacket Pass	7783feet		Asphalt		37.2625°N -107.4487°W
Golden Gate Pass	7754feet		Asphalt		39.8158°N -105.397°W
Yellow Jacket Pass	7420feet		Asphalt	Routt CR 14	40.303°N -106.8703°W
Monument Hill	7352feet		Asphalt		39.124°N -104.8643°W
Palmer Saddle	7230feet		Asphalt		39.1229°N -104.9129°W
Unaweep Divide	7048feet		Asphalt		38.7905°N -108.6551°W
Gypsum Gap	6100feet		Asphalt		38.0222°N -108.7093°W

Mountain summit highways

Highway	Maximum elevation	Maximum grade	Road surface	Route	Coordinates
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway	14140feet	15%	Asphalt		39.5879°N -105.6425°W
Pikes Peak Highway	14115feet^[1]		Asphalt	Pikes Peak Toll Road	38.8405°N -105.0444°W

Mountain passes traversed by unimproved roads

Pass	Elevation	Road	Coordinates
Argentine Pass	13207feet		39.6253°N -105.7825°W
Mosquito Pass	13186feet	former SH 300	39.2814°N -106.1861°W
Imogene Pass	13117feet		37.9322°N -107.7362°W
California Pass^[2]	12960feet		37.9127°N -107.6088°W
Black Bear Pass	12840feet	FSR 648	37.8995°N -107.7423°W
Engineer Pass^[3] ^[4]	12800feet		37.9756°N -107.5845°W
Hurricane Pass^[5]	12730feet		37.9175°N -107.617°W
Pearl Pass	12713feet		38.9794°N -106.8234°W
Stony Pass^[6]	12650feet		37.7953°N -107.5495°W
Cinnamon Pass^[7]	12640feet		37.9339°N -107.5378°W
Jones Pass	12454feet		39.7736°N -105.8892°W
Hancock Pass	12208feet	Forest Trail 266 (west) Forest Trail 299 (east)	38.6208°N -106.3742°W
Tincup Pass	12154feet	Forest Trail 267	38.7092°N -106.4343°W
Webster Pass	12140feet		39.5311°N -105.8328°W
Gunsight Pass	12057feet		38.8847°N -107.0587°W
Napoleon Pass	12034feet	Forest Trail 540	38.6989°N -106.4603°W
Tomichi Pass	11962feet	Forest Trail 888	38.6036°N -106.3834°W
Hagerman Pass	11925feet	former SH 104 (Carlton Tunnel)	39.265°N -106.4839°W
Weston Pass	11921feet		39.1314°N -106.1822°W
Ophir Pass	11789feet		37.8506°N -107.7795°W
Ptarmigan Pass	11777feet		39.493°N -106.2534°W
Rollins Pass	11676feet	former SH 138	39.9342°N -105.6828°W
Georgia Pass	11585feet		39.4583°N -105.9167°W
Paradise Divide	11,288 feet	FS734 & Paradise Basin RdGunnison Nat Forrest	39.98830N 107.06522 W
Hayden Pass	10712feet		38.2931°N -105.8506°W
Schofield Pass	10707feet	former SH 327	39.015°N -107.0467°W
Medano Pass	9931feet		37.8561°N -105.4328°W
Mestaa'ėhehe Pass^[8]	9790feet	immediately south of SH 103	39.6792°N -105.4736°W
Black Sage Pass	9721feet	Forest Road 887	38.4906°N -106.4517°W
Sangre de Cristo Pass	9472feet		37.6195°N -105.195°W
Arapaho Pass	8953feet		40.385°N -106.4725°W
Red Mountain Pass	8245feet		40.983°N -105.9367°W

Mountain passes traversed by foot trails

Pass	Elevation	Trail	Coordinates
Electric Pass	13494feet		39.0467°N -106.8531°W
Elkhead Pass	13245feet		38.9517°N -106.3672°W
The Keyhole	13163feet		40.2608°N -105.6211°W
The Notch	13035feet		40.2542°N -105.6135°W
Hermit Pass	13015feet		38.0947°N -105.6548°W
Blue Lake Pass	12969feet		37.9978°N -107.7953°W
Denver Pass	12907feet		37.9547°N -107.562°W
Triangle Pass	12907feet		38.9944°N -106.9078°W
The Window	12877feet		37.6689°N -107.3928°W
Trimble Pass	12874feet		37.5797°N -107.5976°W
Red Mountain Pass	12860feet		39.0133°N -106.5944°W
Fall Creek Pass	12848feet		39.4422°N -106.4772°W
Conundrum Pass	12779feet		39.0072°N -106.9095°W
McHenrys Notch	12736feet		40.2639°N -105.6617°W
Coffeepot Pass	12726feet		38.9922°N -106.9031°W
Sunnyside Saddle	12677feet		37.9072°N -107.619°W
Columbine Pass	12674feet		37.5989°N -107.6034°W
Richmond Pass	12667feet		37.9472°N -107.7026°W
Willow Pass	12556feet		39.1092°N -106.9856°W
Whiskey Pass	12549feet	former SH 152	37.2022°N -105.1675°W
Heckert Pass	12546feet		39.1237°N -107.0418°W
Pawnee Pass	12542feet		40.0758°N -105.635°W
Venable Pass	12539feet		38.0656°N -105.6256°W
Halfmoon Pass	12523feet		37.9008°N -106.7842°W
Copper Pass	12510feet		38.9994°N -106.9153°W
Stone Man Pass	12506feet		40.2594°N -105.6528°W
Hunchback Pass	12500feet	Continental Divide Trail	37.7047°N -107.5201°W
Buckskin Pass	12462feet		39.1019°N -106.992°W
Trail Rider Pass	12421feet		39.1047°N -107.0489°W
Cony Pass	12418feet		40.178°N -105.6661°W
Frigid Air Pass	12408feet		39.0536°N -107.0203°W
West Maroon Pass	12408feet		39.0358°N -106.9975°W
The Saddle	12398feet		40.4792°N -105.6569°W
Fancy Pass	12398feet		39.4105°N -106.5064°W
Storm Pass	12355feet		38.7122°N -107.177°W
Lake Pass	12218feet		38.9969°N -106.562°W
Gunsight Pass	12201feet		37.262°N -106.6864°W
Gunsight Pass	12185feet	Forest Trail 428	38.6833°N -106.5998°W
Ptarmigan Pass	12168feet		40.3105°N -105.7011°W
Black Powder Pass	12159feet		39.4236°N -105.9553°W
Chalk Creek Pass	12139feet	Continental Divide Trail	38.6064°N -106.3506°W
Avalanche Pass	12100feet		39.1114°N -107.1439°W
Granite Pass	12083feet		40.2744°N -105.6056°W
Boulder-Grand Pass	12077feet		40.2244°N -105.6692°W
French Pass	12046feet		39.4394°N -105.9514°W
Searle Pass	12034feet	Continental Divide Trail Colorado Trail	39.4586°N -106.2278°W
Kokomo Pass	12027feet	Continental Divide Trail Colorado Trail	39.4286°N -106.2272°W
Browns Pass	11998feet		38.8539°N -106.3595°W
Taylor Pass	11929feet		39.0203°N -106.7556°W
Uneva Pass	11922feet		39.5461°N -106.1834°W
Arapaho Pass	11905feet		40.0144°N -105.6781°W
Eccles Pass	11893feet		39.6075°N -106.172°W
Rogers Pass	11886feet		39.8702°N -105.6964°W
Buchanan Pass	11837feet		40.1311°N -105.6303°W
Caribou Pass	11804feet		40.02°N -105.6908°W
Ptarmigan Pass	11777feet		39.6865°N -106.0032°W
Vasquez Pass	11693feet		39.7878°N -105.8292°W
Original Monarch Pass	11532feet	former Monarch Pass Toll Road	38.5114°N -106.347°W
Timberline Pass	11484feet		40.3755°N -105.6722°W
Juniper Pass	11040feet	immediately south of SH 103	39.6722°N -105.565°W
Weminuche Pass	10567feet		37.6863°N -107.3238°W
La Poudre Pass	10175feet		40.4767°N -105.8233°W
Windy Pass	9957feet		37.4267°N -106.8539°W
Mosca Pass	9750feet	former SH 150	37.7328°N -105.4545°W

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado

External links

• State of Colorado
  • Colorado Department of Transportation
    • Colorado Travel Map
    • Colorado highway conditions
  • Colorado Tourism Office
  • History Colorado
• United States Geological Survey
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System query
• Colorado elevations
• Bicycling Colorado's Mountain Passes
• Pass Bagger

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Notes and References

1. JK1242. PIKES PEAK. January 21, 2015.
2. Web site: Image: 9330245523_63309fa6c8_z.jpg, (640 × 474 px). i0.wp.com. September 6, 2015.
3. Web site: BLM Colorado Press Release. blm.gov. September 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906190419/http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/newsroom/2006/AntiquitiesCentennial.html. September 6, 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Image: 35280962.EngineerPass1.jpg, (800 × 600 px). m2.i.pbase.com. September 6, 2015.
5. Web site: Image: 7397510146_00c07aa4b3_z.jpg, (480 × 640 px). farm8.staticflickr.com. September 6, 2015.
6. http://lizardheadcyclingguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/image010.jpg
7. Web site: Image: 2634575-9_Cinnamon_Pass.JPG, (500 × 375 px). images.everytrail.com. September 6, 2015.
8. 204711 . Mestaa'ėhehe Pass . September 8, 2022 . April 5, 2024.