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Wilderness near the Alpine Loop. (Wildhorse Peak on the left) 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 ...
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 ...
The byway forms a loop in southwestern Colorado traversing the heart of the San Juan Mountains. The San Juan Skyway reaches its zenith at Red Mountain Pass at elevation 11,018 feet (3,358 m). Mesa Verde National Park was one of the original UNESCO World Heritage Sites .
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 Alpine Loop National Back Country Byway in Colorado; The Alpine Loop Scenic Byway in Utah This page was last edited on 27 December 2019, at 16:09 (UTC). Text is ...
From the junction with SR 147, through the park and including the gap on SR 44, to its terminus at I-5, SR 89 is part of the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway. [15] The segment of SR 89 from I-80 in Truckee to SR 49 through Sattley also forms part of the Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway. [16]
Rim of the World Scenic Byway (also a National Forest Scenic Byway), drive through the San Bernardino Mountains with scenic views of forested mountains and desert areas Designated March 19, 1968, in San Bernardino County: Santa Ana River to State Lane near Sugarloaf; State Route 39. I-210 in Azusa to SR 2 at Islip Saddle; Interstate 40. Barstow ...
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,400 feet (430 meters) above California Gulch in one-half mile and 1,600 feet (490 meters) above Poughkeepsie Gulch in one-half mile. Access to the mountain is via the Alpine Loop Back Country Byway.