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
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photos by John Meyer, 10/01/2017
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#45 - photos by Randy Bishop, 07/15/2006
photos by Randy Bishop, 5/31/1978
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
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13-OCT-1978