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 PassMaximum elevationMaximum gradeRoad surfaceRouteCoordinatesTrail Ridge High PointAsphaltCottonwood PassAsphaltChaffee CR 306Gunnison CR 209Independence Pass6.0%AsphaltCumberland PassGravelForest Road 765Loveland Pass6.0%AsphaltIceberg PassAsphaltFall River PassAsphalt westGravel eastFall River RoadGuanella PassAsphaltGuanella Pass RoadHoosier Pass8.0% NBAsphaltSlumgullion Summit9.4% NB7.9% SBAsphaltBoreas PassGravelOld Monarch PassGravelformer US 50Fremont Pass5.7%AsphaltBerthoud Pass6.1% NB6.0% SBAsphaltMonarch Pass6.4%AsphaltCordova PassGravelEisenhower TunnelConcreteShrine PassGravelformer SH 293Juniper PassAsphaltRed Mountain Pass7.2%AsphaltMolas Pass7.0%AsphaltSpring Creek Pass7.5%AsphaltWolf Creek Pass6.8%AsphaltMarshall PassGravelForest Road 200Forest Road 243Grand Mesa SummitAsphaltMilner Pass5.4% WBAsphaltVail Pass7.0%AsphaltCoal Bank Pass6.5% NBAsphaltLos Pinos PassGravelForest Road 788Tennessee Pass6.0%AsphaltRipple Creek PassGravelformer SH 132Buffalo PassGravelCameron Pass3.8% EB3.1% WBAsphaltLa Manga Pass5.2%AsphaltLizard Head Pass4.1%AsphaltTenderfoot PassAsphaltCarnero PassGravelSaguache CR 41GNorth Pass6.0%AsphaltOhio PassGravelGunnison CR 703Red Hill Pass6.0%AsphaltCochetopa Pass6.0%Gravelformer SH 114Cumbres Pass6.3%AsphaltKebler PassGravel except asphalt over passformer SH 135Kenosha Pass5.3% EBAsphaltCucharas Pass5.9% NB5.4% SBAsphaltDunckley PassGravelformer SH 132Willow Creek Pass6.3%AsphaltOld Rabbit Ears PassAsphaltformer US 40Gore Pass6.3%AsphaltWilkerson Pass5.8%AsphaltCurrant Creek PassAsphaltRabbit Ears Pass6.8%AsphaltNorth La Veta Pass6.0%AsphaltBigelow DivideAsphaltPass Creek PassGravelformer SH 305La Veta PassGravelformer US 160Trout Creek Pass5.2%AsphaltBattle Mountain SummitAsphaltUte Pass5.6%AsphaltWind River PassAsphaltBlack Mesa SummitAsphaltHardscrabble PassAsphaltPoncha Pass2.9%AsphaltDallas Divide6.4% EB5.0% WBAsphaltMcClure Pass8.0%AsphaltMuddy Pass5.6%AsphaltBlue Mesa SummitAsphaltWondervu HillAsphaltPromontory DivideAsphaltBaxter PassGravelGunsight PassGravelformer SH 289Douglas Pass7.0%AsphaltCerro SummitAsphaltRaton PassAsphaltFloyd HillAsphaltYellowjacket PassAsphaltGolden Gate PassAsphaltYellow Jacket PassAsphaltRoutt CR 14Monument HillAsphaltPalmer SaddleAsphaltUnaweep DivideAsphaltGypsum GapAsphalt
Mountain summit highways HighwayMaximum elevationMaximum gradeRoad surfaceRouteCoordinatesMount Blue Sky Scenic Byway15%AsphaltPikes Peak HighwayAsphaltPikes Peak Toll Road
Mountain passes traversed by unimproved roads PassElevationRoadCoordinatesArgentine PassMosquito Passformer SH 300Imogene PassCalifornia PassBlack Bear PassFSR 648Engineer PassHurricane PassPearl PassStony PassStony PassCinnamon PassJones PassHancock PassForest Trail 266 (west)Forest Trail 299 (east)Tincup PassForest Trail 267Webster PassGunsight PassNapoleon PassForest Trail 540Tomichi PassForest Trail 888Hagerman Passformer SH 104(Carlton Tunnel)Weston PassOphir PassPtarmigan PassRollins Passformer SH 138Georgia PassParadise Divide11,288 feetFS734 & Paradise Basin Rd Gunnison Nat Forrest39.98830N 107.06522 WHayden PassSchofield Passformer SH 327Medano PassMestaa'ėhehe Passimmediately south of SH 103Black Sage PassForest Road 887Sangre de Cristo PassArapaho PassRed Mountain Pass
Mountain passes traversed by foot trails PassElevationTrailCoordinatesElectric PassElkhead PassThe KeyholeThe NotchHermit PassBlue Lake PassDenver PassTriangle PassThe WindowTrimble PassRed Mountain PassFall Creek PassConundrum PassMcHenrys NotchCoffeepot PassSunnyside SaddleColumbine PassRichmond PassWillow PassWhiskey Passformer SH 152Heckert PassPawnee PassVenable PassHalfmoon PassCopper PassStone Man PassHunchback PassContinental Divide TrailBuckskin PassTrail Rider PassCony PassFrigid Air PassWest Maroon PassThe SaddleFancy PassStorm PassLake PassGunsight PassGunsight PassForest Trail 428Ptarmigan PassBlack Powder PassChalk Creek PassContinental Divide TrailAvalanche PassGranite PassBoulder-Grand PassFrench PassSearle PassContinental Divide TrailColorado TrailKokomo PassContinental Divide TrailColorado TrailBrowns PassTaylor PassUneva PassArapaho PassEccles PassRogers PassBuchanan PassCaribou PassPtarmigan PassVasquez PassOriginal Monarch Passformer Monarch Pass Toll RoadTimberline PassJuniper Passimmediately south of SH 103Weminuche PassLa Poudre PassWindy PassMosca Passformer SH 150
See also
Bibliography of Colorado Geography of Colorado History of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles List of Colorado-related lists Outline of Colorado
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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