Ute pass
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 2800 m | ||
| US state | Colorado ( USA ) | ||
| Valley locations | Florissant | Woodland Park | |
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 US Highway 24
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| Mountains | Front Range ( Rocky Mountains ) | ||
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 56 '30 " N , 105 ° 9' 25" W | ||
The Ute Pass is a mountain pass located at 2800 m above sea level in the Front Range , a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains .
The pass is named after the Ute Indian tribe who used the pass as a transition to the prairies east of the mountains. In 1887 the construction of the Colorado Midland Railroad reached the pass; in the immediate vicinity of the top of the pass, the city of Divide grew in the following years . The railway line was shut down in 1918. The road over the pass has been part of US Highway 24 since 1926 and is now a four-lane highway.
literature
- Virginia McConnell, Ute Pass, Route of the Blue Sky People , Sage Books, Denver 1963.
- Jan Petit, A Quick History of Ute Pass , Little London Press, Colorado Springs 1979.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Ute Pass (US Board on Geographic Names)
- ↑ Ute Pass History (The Ute Pass Historical Society)