Denver Pass
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Denver Pass |
Denver Pass - San Juan County - Colorado - 11,900 feet
Miners Creek to west. Burrows Creek to east.
Mineral Point to west. Animas Forks to southeast.
From Animas Forks, about 2 miles north on CR-2, and then about 1 mile west on CR-18.
gravel, rock - dual sport
photos by John Meyer, 9/19/2019
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
Google Maps |
Google Maps. Red pointer at Mineral Point, white dot at Denver Pass, Animas Forks to south. |
Google Earth |
Google Earth |
Garmin MapSource |
photos by Karst Postma, 8/22/2013
At the summit, looking west. |
At the summit, looking south. |
At the summit, looking east. |
At the summit. |
At the summit. |
Topo Map |
Notes from Curtis Kohl, 2013: Denver Pass is on a side road off the Engineer Pass road coming up from
Animas Forks (CR-18) just south of Denver Lake. Turn west and follow this mildly rocky and narrow road
approximately 1 mile (should be big bike friendly if ridden slowly) to the summit at 37°56'54"N 107°34'24"W
at 11,900 feet that divides Miner's Creek (west) and Burrow's Creek (east). This one is referenced in the
Helmuth Book (pg. 67), the Great Gates by Sprague (pg. 394), Colorado Pass Book by Koch (pg. 157), and
Mountain Passes, Adventure Roads in Colorado by Edmondson (pg. 69).
The summit of Denver Pass is located at 37 56 54N 107 35 21W .
Recognized in "The Passes of Colorado, An Encylopedia of Watershed Divides" by Ed Helmuth & Gloria Helmuth.
Is not included in United States Board on Geographic Names.
Other geographic features in the area, from United States Board on Geographic Names,
including another Denver Pass recognized by the USGS:
| Feature Name | ID | Class | County | State | Latitude | Longitude | Ele(ft) | Map | BGN Date | Entry Date |
| Denver Pass | 187363 | Gap | San Juan | CO | 375717N | 1073343W | 12907 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |
| Mineral Point | 187353 | Locale | San Juan | CO | 375713N | 1073551W | 11729 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |
| Denver Hill | 187367 | Summit | San Juan | CO | 375705N | 1073441W | 12293 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |
| Denver Lake | 187366 | Reservoir | San Juan | CO | 375708N | 1073433W | 11949 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |
| Denver Bridge | 187369 | Bridge | San Juan | CO | 375657N | 1073424W | 11745 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |
| Animas Forks | 187373 | Populated Place | San Juan | CO | 375552N | 1073417W | 11184 | Handies Peak | - | 13-OCT-1978 |