Black Bear Pass


Black Bear Pass - San Juan / San Miguel Counties - Colorado - 12,840 feet
Ingram Creek to west. Mineral Creek to east.
Other name: Ingram
East of Telluride. Traveling west, FR-823 and FR-648 (one-way downhill to the west).
off-road - dirt bike or dual sport

photos from John Meyer, 10/15/2016


At the summit.

At the summit.

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photo from Deward Knapp, 8/24/2006


Deward Knapp at the summit.



The summit of Black Bear Pass is located at 37 53 57N 107 44 35W.
Recognized by road sign,
is described in "The Passes of Colorado, An Encylopedia of Watershed Divides" by Ed Helmuth & Gloria Helmuth,
and shown in Benchmark Maps' Colorado Road & Recreation Atlas.
Neither Black Bear Pass nor Ingram Pass is included in United States Board on Geographic Names.

Also in the area, from United States Board on Geographic Names:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
Black Bear Mine 187218 Mine San Miguel CO 375519N 1074424W 12549 Ironton - 13-OCT-1978
Black Bear Mine 1734694 Mine San Miguel CO 375520N 1074432W 12365 Ironton - 14-MAY-1997
Ingram Basin 203295 Basin San Miguel CO 375506N 1074458W 11745 Ironton - 13-OCT-1978
Ingram Lake 187292 Lake San Miguel CO 375442N 1074437W 12008 Ironton - 13-OCT-1978


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