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Independence Pass [j] 12,095 feet 3,687 m 6.0% Asphalt ... Continental Divide Trail Colorado Trail Browns Pass [h] 11,998 feet 3,657 m ...
Penrose is located just north of the intersection of US 50 and SH 115; 115 runs north 34 miles (55 km) to become Nevada Avenue in Colorado Springs. Penrose lies between Pueblo, 30 miles (48 km) to the southeast, and Cañon City, 12 miles (19 km) to the west, on US 50. Rail service existed briefly before World War I.
In 1994, the route was rerouted around the Little Ike Tunnel near Cripple Creek, altering the location of the Horsethief Park Trail trailhead to the east side of the tunnel. The Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company funded the realignment of nearly two miles of Highway 67 and built the highest bridge on the Colorado State Highway system ...
State Highway 82 (SH 82) is an 85.3-mile-long (137.3 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado.Its western half provides the principal transportation artery of the Roaring Fork Valley on the Colorado Western Slope, beginning at Interstate 70 (I-70) and U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) in Glenwood Springs southeast past Carbondale, Basalt and Aspen.
The Aspen Historical Society, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, built an interpretive trail with plaques. [16] In 2011 the USA Pro Cycling Challenge bicycle race around Colorado was held for the first time. A 131-mile (211 km) stage from Gunnison to Aspen was routed over both Cottonwood and Independence passes. Spectators were ...
Glendale, Colorado Territory is a former settlement that was established in the 1860s as a stagecoach stop and then a farming community and school in the Beaver Creek area of Penrose, Colorado. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] First known as the settlement of Beaver Creek, it became Glendale, and finally Penrose.
The initial forts, built in the first half of the 19th century, were early communities of commerce between Native Americans, trappers, and traders. William Butler, who wrote about the fur trade in Colorado, stated that there were 24 trading posts built in the pre-territorial area of what is now Colorado. [1] The trading posts were of varying sizes.
State Highway 120 (SH 120) is a 7.186-mile-long (11.565 km) state highway in Fremont County, Colorado. SH 120's western terminus is at SH 115 east of Florence, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 50 (US 50) east of Penrose.