Wolf Creek Pass


Wolf Creek Pass - Mineral County - Colorado - 10,850 feet - On the Continental Divide
Wolf Creek to west. Pass Creek to east.

US-160 east of Pagosa Springs
pavement - road bike

photos by Randy Bishop, 9/6/2018


At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking east.

At the summit, looking west.

At the summit.
 

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

Google Maps.
 
 

Google Maps.
 
 

Google Earth, looking north.
 

Google Earth, looking east.
 

Google Earth, looking west.
 

Google Earth, looking south from Lobo Overlook.

Garmin Mapsource
 
 

photos by John Meyer, 10/01/2017


At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking east.

At the summit, looking west.

At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking south.

At the summit, looking north.

#45 - photos by Randy Bishop, 07/15/2006


At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking west.

At the summit.
 

photos by Randy Bishop, 5/31/1978


Along US-160, looking east toward summit.

Along US-160, looking west from west side of summit.

Along US-160, looking south from west side of summit.

At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking west.
 

Along US-160, east of summit, looking east.

The 1930-vintage History Colorado (State Historical Society of Colorado) marker reads:
This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado. Wolf Creek Pass. Across Continental Divide
between the waters of the Rio Grande and the San Juan. Altitude 10,850 feet. Named for Wolf Creek,
tributary of the San Juan. Early Ute trail. First road built by Colorado highway department and opened
in 1916. Erected by the State Historical Society of Colorado from the Mrs. J. N. Hall Foundation and by
the State Highway Department and the U.S. Forest Service. 1930.



From United States Board on Geographic Names:

Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
Wolf Creek Pass 190982 Gap Mineral CO 372857N 1064756W 10823 Wolf Creek Pass - 13-OCT-1978


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