Simpson Pass


Simpson Pass - Grand County - Colorado - 9,900 feet
Hull and Simpson Creeks to west. Crooked Creek to east.

West of Fraser.
dirt - dual-sport bike

photos by Karst Postma, 9/13/2013


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

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Google Earth

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Garmin MapSource

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USGS TNM

USGS TNM

photos by Curtis Kohl


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.


Historic Trail Map

"Historic Trail Map of the Denver 1° × 2° Quadrangle, Central Colorado" by Glenn R. Scott.
Prepared in cooperation with the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Department.
Pamphlet to accompany Geologic Investigations Series I-2639, 1999
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
USGS Historic Trail Map

Notes from the pamphlet:
MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE DENVER QUADRANGLE, showing their altitudes and describing their locations.
Simpson Pass, 9,900 feet. From head of Crooked Creek arm of Fraser River to Hull Creek fork of
Keyser Creek Branch of Williams River, NW 1/4 sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 77 W., Grand County. Primitive road.




The summit of Simpson Pass is located at 39 56 10.4N 105 58 28.3W .
Recognized in "Historic Trail Map of the Denver 1° × 2° Quadrangle, Central Colorado" by Glenn R. Scott.

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
Hull Creek 180935 Stream Grand CO 395439N 1055932W 9390 Bottle Pass - 13-OCT-1978
Crooked Creek 178413 Stream Grand CO 400019N 1055053W 8294 Strawberry Lake - 13-OCT-1978
Simpson Creek 175666 Stream Grand CO 395429N 1060104W 9071 Sylvan Reservoir - 13-OCT-1978


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