Mountain Passes
The following sortable table lists the paved mountain passes and highway summits of the Southern Rocky Mountains.
Rank | Mountain Pass | State | Elevation | Route |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mount Evans Scenic Byway | Colorado | 14,160 feet 4316 m |
005 |
2 | Pikes Peak Highway | 14,115 feet 4302 m |
999 | |
3 | Trail Ridge Road | 12,183 feet 3713 m |
034 | |
4 | Independence Pass | 12,095 feet 3687 m |
082 | |
5 | Loveland Pass | 11,992 feet 3655 m |
006 | |
6 | Hoosier Pass | 11,541 feet 3518 m |
009 | |
7 | Slumgullion Pass | 11,361 feet 3463 m |
149 | |
8 | Fremont Pass | 11,318 feet 3450 m |
091 | |
9 | Berthoud Pass | 11,315 feet 3449 m |
040 | |
10 | Monarch Pass | 11,312 feet 3448 m |
050 | |
11 | Eisenhower Tunnel | 11,158 feet 3401 m |
070 | |
12 | Warrior Mountain Summit | 11,140 feet 3395 m |
103 | |
13 | Juniper Pass | 11,040 feet 3365 m |
103 | |
14 | Red Mountain Pass | 11,018 feet 3358 m |
550 | |
15 | Molas Divide | 10,910 feet 3325 m |
550 | |
16 | Spring Creek Pass | 10,901 feet 3323 m |
149 | |
17 | Wolf Creek Pass | 10,850 feet 3307 m |
160 | |
18 | Snowy Range Pass | Wyoming | 10,847 feet 3306 m |
130 |
19 | Grand Mesa Summit | Colorado | 10,839 feet 3304 m |
065 |
20 | Milner Pass | 10,758 feet 3279 m |
034 | |
21 | Vail Pass | 10,666 feet 3251 m |
070 | |
22 | Coal Bank Pass | 10,640 feet 3243 m |
550 | |
23 | Tennessee Pass | 10,424 feet 3177 m |
024 | |
24 | Cameron Pass | 10,276 feet 3132 m |
014 | |
25 | La Manga Pass | 10,230 feet 3118 m |
017 | |
26 | Lizard Head Pass | 10,222 feet 3116 m |
145 | |
27 | North Pass | 10,149 feet 3093 m |
114 | |
28 | Cumbres Pass | 10,022 feet 3055 m |
017 | |
29 | Kenosha Pass | 10,001 feet 3048 m |
285 | |
30 | Red Hill Pass | 09,993 feet 3046 m |
285 | |
31 | Cucharas Pass | 09,941 feet 3030 m |
012 | |
32 | Battle Pass | Wyoming | 09,915 feet 3022 m |
070 |
33 | Bobcat Pass | New Mexico | 09,833 feet 2997 m |
038 |
34 | Willow Creek Pass | Colorado | 09,621 feet 2932 m |
125 |
35 | Gore Pass | 09,527 feet 2904 m |
134 | |
36 | Wilkerson Pass | 09,507 feet 2898 m |
024 | |
37 | Currant Creek Pass | 09,482 feet 2890 m |
009 | |
38 | Rabbit Ears Pass | 09,426 feet 2873 m |
040 | |
39 | North La Veta Pass | 09,413 feet 2869 m |
160 | |
40 | Trout Creek Pass | 09,346 feet 2849 m |
024.285 | |
41 | Battle Mountain Summit | 09,267 feet 2825 m |
024 | |
42 | Ute Pass | 09,165 feet 2793 m |
024 | |
43 | Wind River Pass | 09,148 feet 2788 m |
007 | |
44 | Black Mesa Summit | 09,121 feet 2780 m |
092 | |
45 | Palo Flechado Pass | New Mexico | 09,109 feet 2776 m |
064 |
46 | Hardscrabble Pass | Colorado | 09,085 feet 2769 m |
096 |
47 | Poncha Pass | 09,010 feet 2746 m |
285 | |
48 | Dallas Divide | 08,970 feet 2734 m |
062 | |
49 | Muddy Pass | 08,772 feet 2674 m |
040 | |
50 | McClure Pass | 08,755 feet 2669 m |
133 | |
51 | Blue Mesa Summit | 08,704 feet 2653 m |
050 | |
52 | Wondervu Hill | 08,660 feet 2640 m |
072 | |
53 | Happy Jack Summit | Wyoming | 08,640 feet 2633 m |
080 |
54 | U.S. Hill | New Mexico | 08,562 feet 2610 m |
518 |
55 | Douglas Pass | Colorado | 08,268 feet 2520 m |
139 |
56 | Cerro Summit | 07,950 feet 2423 m |
050 | |
57 | Raton Pass | New Mexico | 07,834 feet 2388 m |
025 |
58 | Yellowjacket Pass | Colorado | 07,783 feet 2372 m |
160 |
59 | Glorieta Pass | New Mexico | 07,557 feet 2303 m |
025 |
60 | South Pass | Wyoming | 07,550 feet 2301 m |
028 |
61 | Monument Hill | Colorado | 07,343 feet 2238 m |
025 |
62 | Morton Pass | Wyoming | 07,173 feet 2186 m |
034.1 |
63 | Unaweep Divide | Colorado | 07,048 feet 2148 m |
141 |
64 | Separation Summit | Wyoming | 07,005 feet 2135 m |
080 |
65 | Robinson Summit | 06,927 feet 2111 m |
080 |
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