Fremont Pass (Colorado)

Fremont Pass (Colorado)

Infobox Mountain Pass
Name = Fremont Pass
Photo = Climax Colorado shaded-relief perspective 3.jpg
Caption = Fremont Pass at the bottom of this shaded-relief topographic map
Elevation = 3450 m./11,318 ft.
Location = Colorado, USA
Range = Rocky Mountains
Coordinates = coord|39|21|59|N|106|11|12|W|type:pass
Topographic

Traversed by = State Highway 91

Fremont Pass (el. 3450 m./11,318 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.

It forms the continental divide on the border between Lake County and Summit County. The pass is named for John C. Fremont, an explorer of the American West who discovered the pass while traversing present-day Colorado during the 1840s. The pass provides a route between the upper valley of the Blue River (a tributary of the Colorado River, with the headwaters of the Arkansas River to the south. The pass summit at Climax is the site of a molybdenum mine. The pass is traversed by State Highway 91.

Despite being one of the highest mountain passes in the state, the only steep part is the switchback on the final ascent toward the Climax mine on the south side. The rest of the pass is gentle.

External links and references

* [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=13&X=497&Y=5447&W=1 Topographic map of Fremont Pass]
* [http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=Fremont+Pass&statefips=8 USGS TopoZone listing]
* [http://stevegarufi.com/fremont-pass.htm Photos Of Fremont Pass]
* [http://rockymountainscenery.com/fremontpanchoice.html rockymountainscenery.com/ on Fremont Pass]


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