Hurricane Pass


Hurricane Pass - San Juan County - Colorado - 12,710 feet
(other name - Poughkeepsie)
Uncompahgre River to west. West Fork of the Animas River to east.

West of Animas Forks, southwest of Lake Como
off-road - dirt bike or dual sport

photos from John Meyer, taken 9/19/2018


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.
 

At the summit.
 

At the summit.

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photos from Scott Westfall, 8/19/2017; photos from Karst Postma, 7/19/2008; photo from Deward Knapp, 8/24/2006


Scott at the summit.
 

At the summit.
 
 
 
 

Karst at the summit.

Topo map
 
 
 

Deward at the summit.
 
 
 



The summit of Hurricane Pass is located at 375512N 1073737W.
Recognized by BLM sign at the summit
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
Hurricane Peak 187381 Summit San Juan CO 375453N 1073717W 13435 Handies Peak - 13-OCT-1978


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