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The City of Leadville, Colorado has been the highest elevation incorporated city in the United States since its incorporation on February 18, 1878. The Town of Winter Park, Colorado has the highest elevation within the municipal boundaries of any town in the United States at 12,060 feet (3,676 m).
Until 2019, the highest unpaved road crossing of a pass in Colorado; now the highest paved crossing of Divide in US. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. 38°38′45″N 106°24′32″W / 38.64583°N 106.40889°W / 38.64583; -106
The mountains are timbered with conifers and aspen to the tree line, at an elevation of about 12,000 ft (3,700 m) in southern Colorado to about 10,500 ft (3,200 m) in northern Colorado; above this only alpine vegetation grows. The Rockies are snow-covered only in the winter; most snow melts by mid-August with the exception of a few small glaciers.
Selected mountain passes of the Rocky Mountains; Pass Region Elevation [1] [2] WGS84 [3] [4] Access; Abbot Pass [5] Alberta British Columbia 2922 m 9,587 ft Foot trail between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Silver Summit, Utah, to Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the U.S. state of Colorado, US 40 is a major east–west route. It crosses the Rocky Mountains, passing over the Continental Divide at Berthoud Pass before descending to the Front Range
Otto Mears. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1970 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to commemorate Otto Mears (1840–1931), early pioneer in the San Luis Valley and interpreter-negotiator for early Indian treaties, developer of roads, railroads, and mining and milling operations in the San Juan Mountains region. [5]