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| traversed = [[U.S. Highway 34]]
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| location = [[Grand County, Colorado|Grand]] / [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer]] counties, [[Colorado|Colorado, USA]]
| location = [[Grand County, Colorado|Grand]] / [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer]] counties, [[Colorado|Colorado, USA]]
| range = [[Front Range]]
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Fall River Pass
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Fall River Pass
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'''Milner Pass''', elevation 3279 m (10,758&nbsp;ft) is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Rocky Mountains]] of northern [[Colorado]] in the [[United States]]. It is located on the [[continental divide]] in the [[Front Range]], within [[Rocky Mountain National Park]], along the boundary between [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer]] and [[Grand County, Colorado|Grand]] counties. The pass provides the passage over the continental divide for [[U.S. Highway 34]] on [[Trail Ridge Road]] between [[Estes Park, Colorado|Estes Park]] and [[Granby, Colorado|Granby]]. The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at 12183&nbsp;ft east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around [[Memorial Day]]. The gentle pass divides the headwaters of the [[Cache la Poudre River]] (which issues from Poudre Lake just east of the pass) and several creeks near the headwaters of the [[Colorado River (U.S.)|Colorado River]] to the west. The road near the pass provides a panoramic view of the [[Never Summer Mountains]] to the west.
'''Milner Pass''', elevation {{convert|10758|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=gnis/> is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Rocky Mountains]] of northern [[Colorado]] in the [[United States]]. It is located on the [[continental divide]] in the [[Front Range]], within [[Rocky Mountain National Park]], along the boundary between [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer]] and [[Grand County, Colorado|Grand]] counties. The pass provides the passage over the continental divide for {{roadlink|state=CO|US|34}}, also known as [[Trail Ridge Road]] between [[Estes Park, Colorado|Estes Park]] and [[Granby, Colorado|Granby]]. The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at {{convert|12183|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=trr/> east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around [[Memorial Day]]. The gentle pass divides the headwaters of the [[Cache la Poudre River]] (which issues from Poudre Lake just east of the pass) and several creeks near the headwaters of the [[Colorado River]] to the west. The road near the pass provides a panoramic view of the [[Never Summer Mountains]] to the west.<ref name=trr>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/trail_ridge_road.htm |title=Trial Ridge Road |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref>


==External links==
==References==
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*[http://terraserver.microsoft.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=14&Z=13&X=134&Y=1397&W=1 Microsoft TerraServer Topographic map]
*[http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=Milner+Pass&statefips=8 USGS TopoZone listing]

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Revision as of 00:15, 1 February 2011

Milner Pass
Elevation10,758 ft (3,279 m)[1]
Traversed byUS 34
LocationGrand / Larimer counties, Colorado, USA
RangeFront Range
Coordinates40°25′11″N 105°48′41″W / 40.41972°N 105.81139°W / 40.41972; -105.81139[1]
Topo mapUSGS Fall River Pass

Milner Pass, elevation 10,758 ft (3,279 m)[1] is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. It is located on the continental divide in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park, along the boundary between Larimer and Grand counties. The pass provides the passage over the continental divide for US 34, also known as Trail Ridge Road between Estes Park and Granby. The pass is not, however, the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at 12,183 ft (3,713 m)[2] east of the pass within Rocky Mountain National Park. Along with the rest of Trail Ridge Road, the pass is generally closed in winter from the first heavy snow fall (usually October) until the opening of the road around Memorial Day. The gentle pass divides the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre River (which issues from Poudre Lake just east of the pass) and several creeks near the headwaters of the Colorado River to the west. The road near the pass provides a panoramic view of the Never Summer Mountains to the west.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milner Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ^ a b "Trial Ridge Road". National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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