Pinkham Pass


Pinkham Pass - Jackson County, Colorado / Albany County, Wyoming - 8,917 feet
Pinkham and Camp Creeks to south. Johnson Creek and Laramie River to north.

North of Walden on CO-127 / WY-230.
paved - road bike

#144 - photos by Randy Bishop, 9/1/2012


At the summit, looking northeast.
 
 
 

At the summit, looking southwest.
 
 
 

At the summit.
 
 
 
 

1/2 mile from summit where the pass crosses into Wyoming, looking southwest.

1/2 mile from summit. Notice Wapiti Way on the left, where the old railbed is now a bicycle path.

1/2 mile from summit where the pass crosses into Wyoming.
 

From "The Great Gates", by Marshall Sprague.
 

Laramie, North Park & Western R.R. map.

Laramie, North Park & Western R.R. map.

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Parts of the old Laramie, North Park & Western Railroad bed are now the Medicine Bow Rail-Trail.
Check these links: Cycle Wyoming, Medicine Bow Rail Trail, Rails to Trails Conservancy.




The summit of Pinkham Pass is located at 41 00 09N 106 11 33W .
Recognized in "The Great Gates, The Story of the Rocky Mountain Passes" by Marshall Sprague.
Is not included in United States Board on Geographic Names.

Other geographic features 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
Pinkham Mountain 201887 Summit Jackson CO 405610N 1061504W 9265 Northgate - 13-OCT-1978
Pinkham Creek 170006 Stream Jackson CO 405446N 1062017W 7841 Northgate - 13-OCT-1978

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