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Colorado – Home Of The Highest Paved Road In North America
Colorado – Home Of The Highest Paved Road In North America
One of Colorado’s most significant claims to fame is its 58 Fourteener Rocky Mountain peaks that rise more than 14,000 feet above sea level. Although Colorado has the most 14,000′+ peaks, Alaska has the highest mountains in North America, with West Virginia having the most number of mountains.
But for those of us who love to drive, Colorado’s Mount Blue Sky Scenic Drive, formerly known as Mount Evans, is home to the highest paved road in North America (and one of the highest in the world). The twisty 22-mile road stretches from the Idaho Springs Visitor Center to the summit of Mount Evans. This byway offers spectacular views and is accessible via a reservation system, though sections can be closed for maintenance or due to weather conditions.
Starting Sept. 3, 2024 through all of 2025, Mount Blue Sky Highway will be closed to motorized and non-motorized travel (foot, bike, etc.). https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/arp/recreation/mount-blue-sky-recreation-area-scenic-byway
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25 Highest Roads in Colorado
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Mount Bross — 14,178ft (Gravel)
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway — 14,130 ft (Asphalt)
Pikes Peak Highway — 14,115 ft (Asphalt)
Mount Lincoln Rd. or Crest Drive — 13,854 ft (Gravel)
Mount Antero — 13,743 ft (Gravel)
Kuss Peak — 13,569ft (Gravel)
Mosquito Peak — 13,540 ft (Gravel)
Peak 10 or Forest Service Road 751 — 13,392 ft (Gravel)
Boulder Mountain — 13,238 ft (Gravel)
Hurricane Pass — 13,238 ft (Gravel)
Sunnyside Saddle — 13,221 ft (Gravel)
Bennett Peak — 13,209 ft (Gravel)
Mosquito Pass — 13,208 ft (Gravel)
Argentine Pass — 13,207ft (Gravel)
Mount Sheridan — 13,192 ft (Gravel)
Bartlett Mountain — 13,175 ft (Gravel)
Quail Mountain — 13,167 ft (Gravel)
Santa Fe Peak — 13,149 ft (Gravel)
Imogene Pass — 13,114 ft (Gravel)
McClellan Mountain — 13,110 ft (Gravel)
Kendall Mountain — 13,061 ft (Gravel)
Hermit Pass — 13,047 ft (Gravel)
North Star Mountain — 12,992 ft (Gravel)
Bald Mountain — 12,965 ft (Gravel)
County Road 36 — 12,965 ft (Gravel)
Trail Ridge Road – 12,201 ft (Asphalt)
Cottonwood Pass — 12,126 ft (Asphalt east, Gravel west)
Independence Pass — 12,112 ft (Asphalt)
Loveland Pass — 11,992 ft (Asphalt)
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