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The Alpine Loop Back Country Byway is a rugged 63-mile (101 km) Back Country Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in the high San Juan Mountains of Hindale, Ouray, and San Juan counties, Colorado, USA. The byway connects the mountain towns of Lake City, Ouray, and Silverton. The route ranges in elevation from (a mere) 7,792 feet ...
Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway: Colorado: 63 101 US 550 in Ouray or Silverton: CO 149 in Lake City: This route winds its way to an elevation of 12,800 feet (3,900 m), crossing Engineer and Cinnamon passes. The rugged scenery includes river meadows, alpine tundra, ghost towns, and ore mills. [3] [4] [5] II Barrel Springs Back Country ...
Of the 26 current Colorado designated byways, 21 already have a federal designation as well. These include two All-American Roads, [5] 11 National Scenic Byways, [5] ten National Forest Scenic Byways, [6] and three Back Country Byways. [7] The 13 combined All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways in Colorado are currently the most of any state.
The following Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway is both an All-American Road and a National Forest Scenic Byway: San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 236 miles (380 km) The following three Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways are both National Scenic Byways and National Forest Scenic Byways:
The Cache la Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway is a 101-mile (163 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Jackson and Larimer counties, Colorado, US. See also [ edit ]
The entire route was paved by 1946. In 1954, SH 111 was changed, leaving SH 12's terminus without another state highway. [3] In 1970, SH 12 was extended to US 160, and the segment was paved a year later. The route was designated a Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway in 1989. [4]
List of All-American Roads in Colorado; Alpine Loop Back Country Byway; B. ... Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway; Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow ...
The Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway in Colorado; The Alpine Loop Scenic Byway in Utah This page was last edited on 27 ...