Colorado Cycling Passes - MTB
- contains two sided unpaved summits.
- tabulation order: highest elevation first
- Designations for unnamed/ unsourced summits are followed with (u) in the name field
- if one of two approaches is paved, the pass is listed in this table, not in the "paved passes" table.
-.Passes that contain a principal paved and alternate unpaved approach are listed in this table and the "paved passes" table.
- Elevations refer to the maximum altitude along an MTB
approach. If this maximum elevation differs from the pass
elevation, the pass elevation follows in ().- tabulation order: highest elevation first
- Designations for unnamed/ unsourced summits are followed with (u) in the name field
- if one of two approaches is paved, the pass is listed in this table, not in the "paved passes" table.
-.Passes that contain a principal paved and alternate unpaved approach are listed in this table and the "paved passes" table.
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| Name | elevation (ft) | surface | nearby towns | location |
| 13999 - 13000 | ||||
| Argentine Pass | 13207 | single/ double track trail | Georgetown, Montezuma | Front Range |
| Mosquito Pass | 13186 | jeep trail | Leadville, Alma | Mosquito mtns |
| Imogene Pass | 13114 | jeep trail | Ouray, Telluride | San Juan mtns |
| 12999 - 12000 | ||||
| Engineer Pass | 12970(12800) | jeep trail | Silverton, Lake City | San Juan mtns |
| California Pass | 12930 | jeep trail | Silverton, Animas Forks | San Juan mtns |
| Black Bear Pass | 12840 | jeep trail | Telluride, Silverton | San Juan mtns |
| Sunnyside Saddle | 12780 | 0 track | Silverton | San Juan mtns |
| Pearl Pass | 12692 | jeep road | Aspen, Taylor Park | Elk mtns |
| Cinnamon Pass | 12620 | jeep road | Silverton, Lake City | San Juan mtns |
| Stony Pass | 12588 | dirt road | Silverton | San Juan mtns |
| Rolling Mountain Pass | 12484 | single track | Silverton, Purgatoire ski area | San Juan mtns |
| Hurricane Pass | 12407 | jeep road | Ouray, Silverton | San Juan mtns |
| Taylor Pass via Richmond Hill | 12339(11928) | jeep road | Aspen, Ashcroft | Elk mtns |
| FR123 summit(u):_Richmond Hill | 12290 | double/ single track | Aspen, Ashcroft | Elk mtns |
| Corkscrew Pass | 12217 | jeep road | Ironton, Silverton | San Juan mtns |
| Pahlone Pass | 12145(11505) | single track | Poncha Springs | Sawatch mtns |
| Chalk Creek Pass | 12140 | single track/ dirt road | Buena Vista | Sawatch mtns |
| Cottonwood Pass | 12126 | paved/ dirt road | Buena Vista, Taylor Park | Sawatch mtns |
| Hancock Pass | 12125 |
jeep road |
(Princeton Hot Springs), Pitkin |
Sawatch mtns |
| Webster Pass | 12096 | double track | Keystone, Webster | Front Range |
| Gunsight Pass |
12090 |
single/ double track |
Crested Butte |
Ruby Range |
| French Pass | 12054 | single/ double track | Breckenridge, Jefferson | Front Range |
| Napoleon Pass | 12044 | double/single track | Pitkin, Tincup | Sawatch mtns |
| Cumberland Pass | 12033 | dirt road | Pitkin, Taylor Park | Sawatch mtns |
| 11999 - 11000 | ||||
| Taylor Pass | 11928 | jeep trail | Aspen, Taylor Park | Elk mtns |
| Weston Pass |
11921 |
dirt road |
Leadville, Fairplay |
Mosquito Range |
| Fall River Pass | 11812(11796) | dirt road | Estes Park | Front Range |
| Ptarmigan Pass | 11765 |
single track |
Copper Mountain, (Camp Hale) |
Gore Range |
| Williams Pass | 11762 | double track trail | Buena Vista, Pitkin | Sawatch Range |
| Slumgullion Pass alternate summit | 11320 | dirt/ paved road | Lake City | San Juan mtns |
| Boreas Pass | 11481 | double track | Breckenridge, Como | Front Range |
| Old Monarch Pass | 11375 | dirt road | Sargents, Poncha Springs | Sawatch Range |
| Waunita Pass | 11303 | dirt road | Pitkin, Doyleville | Sawatch Range |
| White River Plateau summit(u) | 11070 | dirt road, double track trail | New Castle, Dotsero | White River Plateau |
| Shrine Pass | 11050 | dirt road | Vail, Redcliff | Gore Range |
| Lone Cone Pass | 11029 | dirt/ jeep road | Placerville | San Juan mtns |
| 10999 - 10000 | ||||
| East Lone Cone Pass | 10890 | double track trail | Placerville | San Juan mtns |
| Marshall Pass | 10846 | dirt road | Poncha Springs, Sargents | Sawatch Range |
| Grand Mesa summit(u) | 10839 | dirt/ paved road | Whitewater | Grand Mesa |
| Hayden Pass | 10709 | jeep road | Villa Grove, Coaldale | Sangre de Cristo mtns |
| Last Dollar Pass | 10663 | dirt/ jeep road | Telluride | San Juan mtns |
| Stillwater Pass |
10620 |
dirt road |
Granby |
Front Range |
| Cabin Creek Divide | 10500 | dirt road | Parshall | not named |
| Pinos Pass | 10500 | dirt road | Powderhorn, Lake City | Cochetopa Hills |
| Marcellina Pass via Dyke Trail |
10390 |
single track/ dirt road |
Crested Butte |
Ruby Range |
| Ripple Creek Pass |
10343 |
dirt road |
Buford, Phippsburg |
White River Plateau |
| Marcellina Pass (historical) |
10325 |
dirt road/ single track |
Crested Butte |
Ruby Range |
| Owl Creek Pass | 10114 | dirt road | Ridgway, Cimarron | San Juan mtns |
| Buford - New Castle Road summit(u) | 10097 | dirt road | Buford, New Castle | White River Plateau |
| Ohio Pass | 10093 | dirt road | Gunnison, Crested Butte | West Elk mtns |
| Cochetopa Pass | 10032 | dirt road | Saguache, Gunnison | Cochetopa Hills |
| Medano Pass | 10030 |
double track trail |
Gardner |
Sangre de Cristo mtns |
| Kebler Pass | 10000 | dirt road | Crested Butte | West Elk mtns |
| 9999 - 9000 | ||||
| Crooked Creek Pass | 9995 | dirt road | Eagle | Sawatch foothills |
| Ute Pass | 9944 | dirt road/ double track trail | Saguache, Villa Grove | Sawatch foothills |
| FR300 summit(u) | 9900 |
dirt road/ jeep trail |
Glenwood Springs, Silt |
unnamed Western Slope Mesa |
| Interocean Pass | 9760 | single/double track | Paonia, Hotchkiss | West Elk mtns |
| Mosca Pass | 9740 | dirt road/ single track trail | Gardner, Sand Dunes | Sangre de Cristo mtns |
| Old La Veta Pass | 9390 | dirt road | La Veta, Fort Garland | Sangre de Cristo mtns |
| Pass Creek Pass | 9373 | dirt road | Gardner | Sangre de Cristo mtns |
| Roan Plateau summit(u) | 9220 | dirt road | Rifle, Rio Blanco | Roan Plateau |
| Hastings Mesa summit(u) | 9160 | dirt road | Sawpit, Ridgway | San Juan mtns |
| Hardscrabble Saddle |
9066(8859) |
single track/ double track |
Eagle, Gypsum |
Sawatch Range foothills |
| Buzzard-Muddy Divide | 9031 | dirt/ medalled road | Collbran | Battlement Mesa |
| 8999 - 8000 | ||||
| Douglas Pass via Rope Canyon | 8954(8259) | double track/paved | Rangely | Roan Plateau |
| FR529 - FR430 summit(u) | 8821 | double track | Gypsum | Sawatch Range foothills |
| Cerro Summit via Coal Hill | 8660(7950) | dirt road/ paved | Montrose, Cimarron | Gunnison Valley |
| Gill Creek Divide | 8380 | portage |
Whitewater | Uncompahre Plateau |
| Sandy's Fort Pass | 8323 | dirt road | Basin | San Juan foothills |
| Cottonwood Pass | 8280 | dirt road | Gypsum, El Jebel | Sawatch foothills |
| BLM 8114 summit(u): West Elk Ridge Road |
8270 |
double/ single track |
New Castle, Silt |
White River Plateau |
| Dick Pass | 8153 | dirt road | Rifle, Meeker | White River Plateau/ Grand Hogback |
| Alkali Creek - Road Gulch summit(u) | 8050 |
dirt road |
Silt |
Battlement Mesa |
| Old Hesperus Pass | 8019 | dirt road/ paved | Durango, Hesperus | San Juan foothills |
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