Tennessee Pass (Colorado)

Tennessee Pass
Compass direction	North	south
Pass height	3117  m
county	Eagle County , Colorado ( USA )	Lake County , Colorado ( USA )
Watershed	Eagle River → Colorado River	Arkansas River → Mississippi River
Valley locations	Vail	Leadville
expansion	US Highway 24 , Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Mountains	Sawatch Range , Mosquito Range ( Rocky Mountains )
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Coordinates	39 ° 21 '42 "  N , 106 ° 18' 42"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 21 '42 "  N , 106 ° 18' 42"  W

The Tennessee Pass is a mountain pass in the north of the US state Colorado . The pass lies on the border of Eagle Counties and Lake Counties . A line of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad also ran over the pass .

The pass is part of the Continental Divide .