Tag
continental divide
9 Porch Notes tagged “continental divide,” from counties across Colorado.
Cars and driving - Clear Creek County
Why there are two ways over the divide here
At the western edge of Clear Creek County, traffic can cross the Continental Divide either through the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel on I-70 or over the older Loveland Pass on US 6.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Chaffee County
Cottonwood Pass west of Buena Vista closes for the winter
Cottonwood Pass climbs out of Buena Vista to over 12,000 feet on the Continental Divide, and the road over the top is closed by snow for much of the year.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - San Juan County
The Weminuche Wilderness fills much of San Juan County's high country
The Weminuche is Colorado's largest designated wilderness, spreading across San Juan County's peaks with strict no-motor, no-bike rules and a 15-person group limit.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Chaffee County
Monarch Mountain: Salida's home hill that never makes snow
Salida's downhill ski area sits right on the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass and runs entirely on natural snow.
Read note ->Water and land - Denver County
A lot of Denver's water starts on the other side of the mountains
Much of Denver's tap water is collected high in the mountains and moved across the Continental Divide, which is why Front Range water is a statewide question.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Summit County
Boreas Pass Road is a seasonal dirt route over the Continental Divide
Boreas Pass Road is a gentle gravel road from Breckenridge over the Continental Divide that is open to highway-legal vehicles only in the warmer months and becomes a winter ski route.
Read note ->History and culture - Chaffee County
The Alpine Tunnel was a narrow-gauge railroad bore under the Continental Divide
Above St. Elmo, the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad drove the Alpine Tunnel through the Continental Divide in the early 1880s, and the abandoned railbed and tunnel are now a protected historic district reaching into Chaffee County.
Read note ->Cars and driving - Saguache County
Cochetopa Pass: the old 'Pass of the Buffalo' over the Divide
Northwest of Saguache, a quiet gravel backway carries the old Ute 'Pass of the Buffalo' over the Continental Divide, while paved Highway 114 takes the easy modern route alongside it.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Gilpin County
James Peak: the thirteener on Gilpin County's western skyline
James Peak rises above 13,000 feet on the Continental Divide at the western edge of Gilpin County and gives its name to the James Peak Wilderness.
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