Wagon Wheel Gap - Mineral County, Colorado
Posted by: 
cldisme
N 37° 46.016 W 106° 48.521
13S E 340694 N 4181496
Wagon Wheel Gap is easily found on Colorado State Highway 149.
Waymark Code: WM940G
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2010
Views: 12
Wagon Wheel Gap can be visited from one of two turnouts at either end of the gap on Colorado State Highway 149 (West end:
N 37° 45.973', W 106° 49.102' East end:
N 37° 46.066', W 106° 48.292'). Both turnouts are located on the south side (eastbound) of the road.
The gap is constricted with not only State Highway 149, but also the Rio Grande River and railroad tracks.
The name of Wagon Wheel Gap is attributed to a group of settlers in 1873 finding a wagon wheel left behind from an earlier party of prospectors.