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3 Porch Notes tagged “mosquito pass,” from counties across Colorado.

History and culture - Park County

Every July, Fairplay races burros over a 13,000-foot pass

Fairplay's Burro Days festival each July features the World Championship Pack Burro Race, where runners and their burros climb over Mosquito Pass on a course of more than 29 miles.

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Cars and driving - Lake County

Mosquito Pass is a rough, high four-wheel-drive road open only briefly each year

The Mosquito Pass road east of Leadville is a steep, rocky high-clearance four-wheel-drive route that is usually open for about six to eight weeks after the summer snowmelt.

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Cars and driving - Park County

Mosquito Pass is a seasonal 4WD road, not a year-round route to Leadville

Mosquito Pass connects Alma and Leadville over a very high, rocky road that is usually open only for a short stretch of summer and needs a high-clearance 4WD vehicle.

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