Hoosier Pass


Hoosier Pass - Park/Summit Counties - Colorado - 11,542 feet - On the Continental Divide
Blue River to north. Middle Fork of the South Platte River to south.

CO-9 south of Breckenridge
pavement - road bike

photos by Randy Bishop, 08/05/2017


At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit, looking south.

At the summit, looking north.

At the summit.
 

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#26 - photos by Randy Bishop, 08/06/2005


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

photos by Randy Bishop, 06/19/2004


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

The 1929-vintage History Colorado (State Historical Society of Colorado) marker reads:
This memorial is the property of the State of Colorado. Hoosier Pass. Across Continental Divide between
South Park and the Blue River. Altitude 11,542 feet. Crossed by Fremont 1844. Named for Hoosier Gulch.
Discovered and worked as a placer camp by Indiana men 1860. 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. 1929.


Us at the summit in 1986 with a 1981 Honda CB750K.


From United States Board on Geographic Names:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
Hoosier Pass 179963 Gap Summit CO 392142N 1060345W 11532 Alma - 13-OCT-1978


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