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The seasonal closure of the paved road that takes millions of tourists through the heart of the park came after intermittent closures the past week. Trail Ridge Road is closed for the season, but ...
Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D7000: Author: Daniel Vorndran: Exposure time: 1/250 sec (0.004) F-number: f/8: ISO speed rating: 200: Date and time of data generation: 12:39, 24 August 2011: Lens focal length: 16 mm: Latitude: 40° 23′ 51.22″ N: Longitude: 105° 40′ 31.5″ W: Short title: Trail Ridge Road ...
The byway consists of the 48-mile (77 km) Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Highway 34) and the connecting 6.9-mile (11 km) Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highway 36). With a high point at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in North America. The higher portion of Trail Ridge Road is closed from October to May.
Together with the connecting 6.9-mile (11 km) Beaver Meadow Road (U.S. Highway 36), Trail Ridge Road forms the 55-mile (89 km) Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway, an All-American Road. With a high point at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in North America.
U.S. Route 34 (US 34) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles (1,806 km) from north-central Colorado to the western suburbs of Chicago.Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 m), making it one of the highest paved through highways in the United States.
Deer Ridge Junction: 0.000: 0.000: US 34 (Trail Ridge Road) – Grand Lake, Horseshoe Park, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park: Western terminus: Rocky Mountain National Park: 2.900: 4.667: Bear Lake Road – Moraine Park, Glacier Basin, Bear Lake: 3.089: 4.971: Beaver Meadows Entrance Station Rocky Mountain National Park entrance fee ...
The Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway is an 80-mile (129 km) National Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Eagle and Grand counties, Colorado, US.
The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at 12,183 ft (3,713 m) [2] east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around Memorial Day .