North Pass

Coordinates: 38°12′50″N 106°34′20″W / 38.21389°N 106.57222°W / 38.21389; -106.57222 (North Pass)
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North Pass
Looking east from the top of the pass. The inset shows the sign on the south side of the pass.
Elevation10,135 ft (3,089 m)[1]
Traversed byState Highway 114
LocationSaguache County, Colorado, U.S.
RangeCochetopa Hills
Coordinates38°12′50″N 106°34′20″W / 38.21389°N 106.57222°W / 38.21389; -106.57222 (North Pass)[1]
Topo mapUSGS North Pass[2]

North Pass (elevation: 10,135 ft (3,089 m))[1] is a mountain pass over the Continental Divide in Saguache County, Colorado. The pass is traversed by Colorado State Highway 114 between Saguache to the southeast and Gunnison to the northwest.[2] The route is an all-weather paved road.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Pass
  2. ^ a b North Pass, Colorado, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (rev. 1983)