Cordova Pass (Colorado)

The summit of Cordova Pass, West Spanish Peak in the background

Trailhead of the West Spanish Peak Trail, Vista Point Trail and upper end of the Apishapa Trail

Cordova Pass (11,248 feet (3,428 m)) lies on the western shoulder of the West Spanish Peak, east of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado. Cordova Pass lies just outside the Spanish Peaks Wilderness, a designated National Wilderness Area on the San Isabel National Forest. Cordova Pass is reached via the Apishapa Road, a leg of the Scenic Highway of Legends (a designated Colorado and National Forest Service scenic byway). As the National Forest Service does not normally plow the snow, Cordova Pass is normally not accessible from mid November to late May. Most of the time, the pass may be traversed by passenger vehicles.

There are vault toilets, several picnic tables and a couple of primitive campsites in the summit area. This is a "Fee Area."

The trailhead for the West Spanish Peak Trail, the Vista Point Trail (handicapped accessible), western terminus of the Wahatoya Trail and the upper end of the Apishapa Trail is on the north/east side of the road at the summit of the pass. About .25 miles (.4 km) down the main trail is a plaque signifying the West Spanish Peak is a designated National Historic Landmark.

External links

• Scenic Highway of Legends

Coordinates: 37°20′54″N 105°01′29″W / 37.34833°N 105.02472°W / 37.34833; -105.02472