Spring Creek Pass
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Spring Creek Pass is a high mountain pass
in Colorado
traversed by State Highway 149. Slumgullion Pass
lies just a few miles to its northwest, along the same highway.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
traversed by State Highway 149. Slumgullion Pass
Slumgullion Pass
Slumgullion Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City. The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado , but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season...
lies just a few miles to its northwest, along the same highway.