Cumbres Pass ~ Altitude 10,022 Feet
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 37° 01.150 W 106° 26.918
13S E 371134 N 4097979
This Elevation is part of the Historical Marker mounted on a slab of rock on the west side of Colorado Highway 17 at the summit of Cumbres Pass about 4 miles northeast of the Colorado/New Mexico border.
Waymark Code: WMGHTG
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member CM-14
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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

Location: Cumbres Pass

Posted Elevation: 10,022 feet

GPSR Elevation: 9958 feet
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