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Achieving a final elevation of 14,140 feet (4,310 m), this is the highest paved road in North America. The Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway approaching the summit. The road was originally planned by the Denver Mountain Parks system to link Summit Lake Park and Echo Lake Park to their lower altitude parks in the
Until 2019, the highest paved crossing of Divide in US; now the second-highest behind Cottonwood Pass (see next line). Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. A: Cottonwood Pass: 12,126 ft (3,696 m) Chaffee County Road 306 and Gunnison County Road 209. Until 2019, the highest unpaved road crossing of a pass in Colorado; now the highest paved ...
Gravel road Cottonwood Pass [5] Colorado: 3694 m 12,119 ft Chaffee County Road 306 in San Isabel National Forest to Gunnison County Road 209 in Gunnison National Forest (Highest paved road over the Continental Divide in North America)
Colorado State Highway 5 (SH 5) is a 14.89-mile-long (23.96 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado that is the highest paved road in North America with its upper terminus at 14,140 feet (4,310 m) elevation near the summit of Mount Blue Sky and its lower terminus at 10,650 feet (3,246 m) elevation at State Highway 103 near Echo Lake.
The road over Cottonwood Pass is the highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide in the U.S., and the second highest pass with an improved road in the state (the highest is Trail Ridge Road, US HWY 34 at 12,183 ft). [2] It is the fourth-highest paved road in the state after Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway, Pikes Peak Highway, and 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.
The race takes place on the highest paved road in the United States, starting at an altitude of 7,540 feet (2,298 meters) and terminating at 14,130 feet (4,306 meters), 130 feet (39 meters) below Mount Evans' summit. [3] Due to the altitude, the event is sometimes marked by inclement weather.
At this point, both SH 103 and SH 5 forms the Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway, [4] which is the highest paved road in North America. The route then descends in elevation, heading northeast along the Chicago Creek, then enters Idaho Springs after crossing Clear Creek. SH 103 terminates at Interstate 70 at a diamond interchange and the road continues ...