La Veta Pass - Costilla / Huerfano Counties - Colorado - 9,382 feet
(other names - Old La Veta Pass, Abaja, Abajo, Abeyta)
Sangre de Cristo Creek to west. South Abeyta Creek to east.

On Road Vv5 / Road 55 / Road 443 (old US-160) between Alamosa and Walsenburg.
gravel - road bike or dual sport

photos by Randy Bishop, 7/21/2020

On eastbound US-160 at 37.602988N 105.230183W .

On eastbound US-160 at 37.602988N 105.230183W .

The road to the summit of Old La Veta Pass.

At the summit, looking southeast.

The 1929-vintage bronze plaque once was here.

The 1877 depot.

The 1877 depot.

The chapel is in the background.

Old cabins.

Dance hall and event building.

For sale, about $1.5M-$2M.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

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photos by Randy Bishop, 7/25/2008

At the summit, missing old bronze plaque.

At the summit, looking southeast.

At the summit, looking northwest.

At the summit.

A map.

At the summit.

#11 - photos by Randy Bishop, 4/23/2005

On US-160 west of the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit, looking northwest.

At the summit.

The State Historical Society of Colorado bronze plaque was missing prior to 1970. It read:
La Veta Pass. Between the waters of the Arkansas and the Rio Grande. Altitude 9,382 feet. "La Veta" is Spanish for "the vein."
Named for the mineral veins appearing on the mountains. Narrow guage railroad built 1877. Railroad later re-located.
Abandoned grade converted into highway 1921-22. Erected 1929.