Imogene Pass: Difference between revisions
deleted dead link, removed stub tag now that it isn't, deleted info I mentioned in talk page, and removed 'only' because bikes, horses, and wagons can go over |
Squirrelboi (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Mountain pass in Colorado, United States}} |
|||
{{Infobox |
{{Infobox mountain pass |
||
| Name = Imogene Pass |
|||
| |
| name = Imogene Pass |
||
| photo = ImogenePass2005.jpg |
|||
| Caption = |
|||
| photo_caption = |
|||
| Elevation = 3997 m./13,114 ft. |
|||
| elevation_ft = 13114 |
|||
| Location = [[Colorado]], {{USA}} |
|||
| elevation_ref = |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| location = [[Ouray County, Colorado|Ouray]] / [[San Miguel County, Colorado|San Miguel]] counties, [[Colorado|Colorado, U.S.]] |
|||
| Topographic map = USGS Ironton |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Ironton |
|||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Imogene Pass''' |
'''Imogene Pass''' is a {{cvt|13114|ft|adj=on}} high [[mountain pass]] in the [[San Juan Mountains]] in the southwest part of the [[United States|US]] state of [[Colorado]]. |
||
It crosses a ridge connecting [[Ouray, Colorado]] with [[Telluride, Colorado]], and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in [[Colorado]]. The road is accessible by [[four wheel drive]] vehicles, and is not for the novice driver. |
It crosses a ridge connecting [[Ouray, Colorado]] with [[Telluride, Colorado]], and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in [[Colorado]]. The road is accessible by [[four wheel drive]] vehicles, and is not for the novice driver. |
||
| Line 19: | Line 21: | ||
From Telluride, the road takes off north of downtown and climbs past the [[ghost town]] of [[Tomboy, Colorado|Tomboy]] through Savage Basin to the summit. |
From Telluride, the road takes off north of downtown and climbs past the [[ghost town]] of [[Tomboy, Colorado|Tomboy]] through Savage Basin to the summit. |
||
The first long distance [[alternating current]] [[electric power transmission|power line]] was constructed over |
The first long distance [[alternating current]] [[electric power transmission|power line]] was constructed over Imogene Pass to carry power from the Telluride area to the [[Camp Bird Mine]]. |
||
"[[Fort Peabody]]" was constructed in 1904 by a local unit of the [[Colorado National Guard]] on top of the pass to prevent union miners from crossing during a labor strike. |
"[[Fort Peabody]]" was constructed in 1904 by a local unit of the [[Colorado National Guard]] on top of the pass to prevent union miners from crossing during a labor strike. |
||
An annual foot race is held over the pass between Ouray and Telluride on the first Saturday following [[Labor Day]]. |
An annual foot race is held over the pass between Ouray and Telluride on the first Saturday following [[Labor Day]]. The grueling {{cvt|17|mi|adj=on}} race starts at around {{cvt|7800|ft}} before cresting the pass at its peak, an elevation gain of just over a mile. |
||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
* [http://www.treknow.com/colorado/backroads/southwest/imogene_pass.htm |
* [http://www.treknow.com/colorado/backroads/southwest/imogene_pass.htm Treknow.com: Map of the Imogene Pass area of the San Juan Mountains] |
||
* [http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=Imogene+Pass&statefips=8 USGS TopoZone listing] |
* [http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=Imogene+Pass&statefips=8 USGS TopoZone.com listing for Imogene Pass] |
||
[[Category:Mountain passes of Colorado]] |
[[Category:Mountain passes of Colorado]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:San Juan Mountains (Colorado)]] |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Landforms of Ouray County, Colorado]] |
||
[[Category:Landforms of San Miguel County, Colorado]] |
|||
[[Category:Roads in Ouray County, Colorado]] |
|||
[[Category:Transportation in San Juan County, Colorado]] |
|||
[[Category:Uncompahgre National Forest]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 18:48, 6 December 2024
| Imogene Pass | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Elevation | 13,114 ft (3,997 m) |
| Traversed by | Unpaved road |
| Location | Ouray / San Miguel counties, Colorado, U.S. |
| Range | San Juan Mountains |
| Coordinates | 37°55′56″N 107°44′10″W / 37.93222°N 107.73611°W |
| Topo map | USGS Ironton |
Imogene Pass is a 13,114 ft (3,997 m) high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in the southwest part of the US state of Colorado.
It crosses a ridge connecting Ouray, Colorado with Telluride, Colorado, and is the highest mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains, and the second highest vehicular mountain crossing in Colorado. The road is accessible by four wheel drive vehicles, and is not for the novice driver.
From Ouray, the road turns off the road to Yankee Boy Basin above the Camp Bird Mine near the ghost town of Sneffels southwest of Ouray, and climbs through Imogene Basin to the summit.
From Telluride, the road takes off north of downtown and climbs past the ghost town of Tomboy through Savage Basin to the summit.
The first long distance alternating current power line was constructed over Imogene Pass to carry power from the Telluride area to the Camp Bird Mine.
"Fort Peabody" was constructed in 1904 by a local unit of the Colorado National Guard on top of the pass to prevent union miners from crossing during a labor strike.
An annual foot race is held over the pass between Ouray and Telluride on the first Saturday following Labor Day. The grueling 17 mi (27 km) race starts at around 7,800 ft (2,400 m) before cresting the pass at its peak, an elevation gain of just over a mile.