Salt Creek Pass

Salt Creek Pass - Chaffee / Park Counties - Colorado - 9,716 feet
Salt Creek to north, Trout Creek to south.

FR-309 / FR-436 southwest of Fairplay
North side is closed Mar 1 - Jun 15.
gravel - dual sport

#65 - photos by Randy Bishop, 08/11/2006


Just off US-285 2.1 miles north of Antero Junction.
Just off US-285 2.1 miles north of Antero Junction.
About 2 miles west of US-285.
 
About 2 miles west of US-285.
 
At the summit, intersection of FR-309 / FR-436.
At the summit, intersection of FR-309 / FR-436.

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photo by Karst Postma, 6/8/2011


Salt Creek road on north side closed 3/1 - 6/15.


The summit of Salt Creek Pass is located at 38 56 29N 106 02 41W .
Recognized by U.S. Forest Service directional sign,
and 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:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
South Fork Salt Creek 189223 Stream Park CO 385649N 1060337W 9764 Marmot Peak - 13-OCT-1978
Trout Creek 189227 Stream Chaffee CO 384806N 1060527W 7854 Buena Vista East - 13-OCT-1978

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