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Teller County Road 1, shortened to Teller 1, was the first stagecoach route to Cripple Creek and thus it is called County Road 1. [citation needed] It is a paved road that offers diverse views of scenery. For example, along the road are steep mountains and rolling hills where cattle graze.
The byway runs north from Cedaredge along Highway 65, to the top of the Grand Mesa at more than 10,000 feet (3,000 m). It also includes Land's End Road to the Land's End Observatory from Highway 65. The byway continues past Island Lake, one of more than 300 trout-filled lakes in Grand Mesa National Forest .
The byway traverses Grand Mesa, the most extensive flat-topped mountain on Earth, and reaches an elevation of 10,849 feet (3,307 m). The byway comprises Colorado State Highway 65 from Cedaredge to Interstate 70 Exit 49 and Forest Service Road 100 to the Land's End Observatory .
North of the airport, it flows northeast through the communities of Hazelwood, Berkeley, Florissant, Old Jamestown, Black Jack, and Spanish Lake. [2] According to St. Louis Magazine, "It runs past schools, golf courses, and soccer fields." [2] The creek terminates at the Missouri River between the Lewis Bridge and the Columbia Bottom ...
While some greet the new park with enthusiasm, others question assessments of its safety. [7] [8] [9] Federal lawsuits have been filed against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and others in an attempt to block opening of the park. [10] [11] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened the refuge's trails on September 15, 2018. [12] [10]
Gunnision–Chafee county line: Chaffee: Poncha Springs: 216.770: 348.857: US 285 north – Buena Vista, Leadville: Western end of US 285 concurrency: 217.345: 349.783: US 285 south – Monte Vista: Eastern end of US 285 concurrency: Salida: 222.399: 357.916: SH 291 north (Oak Street) / CR 105 – Salida National Historic District
Kannah Creek is a watershed that descends from the top of the Grand Mesa west southwest, where it meets the Gunnison River about 25 miles south of Grand Junction, Colorado. [1] It offers many recreational opportunities, irrigation , and is an important source of drinking water for Grand Junction.
The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. [ 1 ] It has an area of about 500 square miles (1,300 km 2 ) and stretches for about 40 miles (60 km) east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunnison River , its tributary to the south.