Cumbres Pass - Conejo County, Colorado
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brwhiz
N 37° 01.150 W 106° 26.918
13S E 371134 N 4097979
This Colorado Historical Marker is mounted on a slab of rock on the west side of Colorado Highway 17 at the summit of Cumbres Pass about 4 miles north northeast of the Colorado/New Mexico border.
Waymark Code: WMGHTD
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
Views: 5
Cumbres Pass
Near Continental Divide between the
waters of the Rio Grande and the San Juan
"Cumbres" is Spanish for "Summits"
Altitude 10,022 Feet
Railroad Built 1880
Toll Road Built 1881
Improved Highway Opened 1923
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Erected By
The State Historical Society of Colorado
from
The Mrs. J. N. Hall Foundation
and by the State Highway Department
and the U.S. Forest Service
1929
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
State Historical Society of Colorado
County or City: Conejos County
Date Dedicated: 1929
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