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Wixson Divide
A relatively quiet paved road runs
along the east side of the Wet Mountains. Along
the way it goes over three named divides. This one
is the highest by a small margin.
From North: It would have been easy to
start the profile way back in Pueblo, and give
this little divide an impressive elevation gain.
That section is included on the Hardscrabble Pass
page. But before getting to the Hardscrabble
summit, the profile turns left at Mc Kenzee Jct.
From here a wide highway curves gently to a summit
where the trees open up into meadows. More grass
land and hills reach higher on all sides. There
are no views, but on the map a dirt road on the
right promises to go higher towards the crest of
the Wet Mountains. The road is gated by a private
ranch. This is the only divide along Co78 that is
signed. From South: A short descend leads to an
approximately equal climb to the next divide in
this series of three, the Bigelow Divide. At
the bottom between the two is an unpaved road,
following down South Hardscrabble Creek.  Mc Kenzie Jct Dayrides with this Divide as intermediate
summit are on pages:
PARTIALLY PAVED / UNPAVED: (|Cucharas Pass>)
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