Top of the Rockies

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Top of the Rockies
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Major junctions
South end SH 82 in Aspen
North end I-70
Highway system
  • Scenic Byways
  • Colorado State Highway System

Top of the Rockies is the name of a National Scenic Byway in Colorado, in the Western United States. Most of the byway is above 9,000 ft (2,700 m) and thus the name of the byway is Top of the Rockies. The byway goes over Tennessee Pass to the mining town of Leadville, Colorado.

Route description[]

Main articles: Colorado State Highway 82, U.S. Route 24 in Colorado, and Colorado State Highway 91

The byway starts in Aspen, traveling on SH 82 east over Independence Pass and near the Twin Lakes to just north of the town of Granite. The route then continues north on US 24 through Leadville to Interstate 70 (I-70). A spur of the byway continues along the entire length of SH 91 from Leadville to Copper Mountain, through Fremont Pass.[1]

Historic downtown Leadville

Points of interest[]

Major intersections[]

Main route[]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PitkinAspen0.00.0 SH 82 west
Lake​ US 24 southByway continues on US 24 north
Leadville SH 91 north
EagleMinturn I-70 / US 6 – Denver, Grand JunctionWestern terminus of US 24
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Fremont Pass route[]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Lake​0.0000.000 US 24
Summit​22.60536.379 I-70Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also[]

  • Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado portal
  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal
  • List of national scenic byways in Colorado

References[]

  1. ^ Staff. "Top of the Rockies – CDOT". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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