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Colorado Cycling Passes - recognized summits - alphabetical order
- crossreferences historical and common aliases
- this is a work in progress, not a complete table
- this is a work in progress, not a complete table
- contains two sided summits, both paved road and MTB suitable
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| Name | Surface | Elevation (ft) | Location | Nearby Towns | |
| A | Argentine Pass | single/double track | 13207 | Front Range | Georgetown, Montezuma |
| Aztec Divide | paved road | 6014 | Colorado Plateau | Cortez, Towaoc | |
| B | Battle Hill Summit | paved road | 9267 | Gore/Sawatch mtns | Minturn, Redcliff |
| Berthoud Pass | paved rd, 2-4 lanes | 11315 | Front Range | Empire, Winter Park | |
| Black Bear Pass | jeep trail | 12840 | San Juan mtns | Telluride, Silverton | |
| Blue Mesa Summit | paved road | 8704 | Gunnison Valley | Gunnison, Sapinero | |
| Boreas Pass | double track | 11481 | Front Range | Breckenridge, Como | |
| Buzzard-Muddy Divide | dirt/ medalled road | 9031 | Battlement Mesa | Collbran | |
| C | Cabin Creek Divide | dirt road | 10500 | not named | Parshall |
| California Pass | dirt road/ jeep trail | 12930 | San Juan mtns | Silverton, Animas Forks | |
| Cameron Pass | paved road | 10285 | northern Front Range | Fort Collins, Walden | |
| Cerro Summit | paved road | 7950 | Gunnison Valley | Montrose, Cimarron | |
| Chalk Creek Pass | single track/ dirt road | 12140 | Sawatch Range | Buena Vista | |
| Cinnamon Pass | dirt road | 12620 | San Juan mtns | Silverton, Lake City | |
| Coal Bank Pass | paved road | 10640 | San Juan mtns | Silverton, Durango | |
| Cochetopa Pass | dirt road | 10032 | Cochetopa Hills | Saguache, Gunnison | |
| Corkscrew Pass | jeep trail | 12217 | San Juan mtns | Ironton, Silverton | |
| Cottonwood Pass | paved/ dirt road | 12126 | Sawatch mtns | Buena Vista, Taylor Park | |
| Cottonwood Pass | dirt road | 8280 | Sawatch foothills | Gypsum, El Jebel | |
| Crooked Creek Pass | dirt road | 9995 | Sawatch foothills | Eagle | |
| Cucharas Pass | paved road | 9941 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | La Veta | |
| Cumberland Pass | dirt road | 12033 | Sawatch mtns | Pitkin, Taylor Park | |
| Cumbres Pass | see La Manga/Cumbres passes | ||||
| Currant Creek Pass | paved road | 9300 | Front Range | Canyon City, Hartsel | |
| D | Dallas Divide | paved road | 8735 | San Juan mtns | Ridgeway, Telluride |
| Dick Pass | dirt road | 8153 | White River Plateau/ Grand Hogback | Rifle, Meeker | |
| Douglas Pass | paved road | 8268 | Roan Plateau | Loma, Rangely | |
| E | East Lone Cone Pass | double track trail | 10890 | San Juan mtns | Placerville |
| Engineer Pass | jeep road | 12970(12800) | San Juan mtns | Lake City, Silverton | |
| F | Fall River Pass | dirt road | 11812(11797) | Front Range | Estes Park |
| Fremont Pass | paved road | 11318 | Tenmile/Gore mtns | Copper Mountain, Leadville | |
| French Pass | single/ double track | 12054 | Front Range | Breckenridge, Jefferson | |
| G | Gill Creek Divide | portage |
8400 | Uncompahre Plateau | Whitewater |
| Gore Pass | paved road | 9527 | Gore mtns | Kremmling, Topona | |
| Gunsight Pass |
single/ double track |
12090 |
Ruby Range |
Crested Butte |
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| Gypsum Pass | paved road | 6610(6125) | Western slope | Basin | |
| H | Hancock Pass |
jeep trail |
12125 |
Sawatch Range |
(Princeton Hot Springs), Pitkin |
| Hardscrabble Saddle |
single/ double track |
8859(9066) |
Sawatch Range foothills |
Eagle, Gypsum |
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| Hayden Pass | jeep road | 10709 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | Villa Grove, Coaldale | |
| Hesperus Pass | paved road | 8413{8213} | San Juan foothills | Durango, Hesperus | |
| Hoosier Pass | paved road | 11541 | Front/Tenmile/ Mosquito mtns | Breckenridge, Alma | |
| Hurricane Pass | dirt/ jeep road | 12407 | San Juan mtns | Ouray, Silverton | |
| I | Iceberg Pass | see Trail Ridge Road passes | |||
| Imogene Pass | jeep trail | 13114 | San Juan mtns | Ouray, Telluride | |
| Independence Pass | paved road | 12095 | Sawatch Range | Aspen, Twin Lakes | |
| J | Juniper/ Squaw Pass | paved road | 11020/ 9807 | Front Range | Bergen Park, Idaho Springs |
| Interocean Pass | single/double track | 9760 | West Elk mtns | Paonia, Hotchkiss | |
| K | Kebler Pass | dirt road | 10000 | West Elk mtns | Crested Butte |
| Kenosha Pass | paved road | 10001 | Front Range | Bailey, Jefferson | |
| L | La Manga/Cumbres Passes | paved road | 10230/ 10022 | Eastern San Juan mtns | Antonito, Chama (NM) |
| Last Dollar Pass | dirt/ jeep road | 10663 | San Juan mtns | Telluride | |
| Lizard Head Pass | paved road | 10222 | San Juan mtns | Telluride, Stoner | |
| Lone Cone Pass | dirt/ jeep road | 11029 | San Juan mtns | Placerville | |
| los Pinos Pass | see Pinos Pass | ||||
| Loveland Pass | paved road | 11992 | Front Range | Idaho Springs, Dillon | |
| M | Marcellina Pass (historical) |
dirt road/ single track |
10325 |
Ruby Range |
Crested Butte |
| Marshall Pass | dirt road | 10846 | Sawatch mtns | Poncha Springs, Sargents | |
| McLure Pass | paved road | 8763 | Elk mtns | Carbondale, Paonia | |
| Medano Pass | double track trail | 10030 |
Sangre de Cristo mtns | Gardner, Sand Dunes NM | |
| Milner Pass | see Trail Ridge Road passes | ||||
| Molas Pass | paved road | 10902 | San Juan mtns | Ouray, Durango | |
| Monarch Crest Trail | see Pahlone Pass | ||||
| Monarch Pass | paved road | 11312 | Sawatch Range | Salida, Sargents | |
| Mosca Pass | dirt road/ single track trail | 9740 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | Gardner, Sand Dunes NM | |
| Mosquito Pass | jeep road | 13188 | Sawatch mtns | Leadville, Alma | |
| Muddy Pass | paved road | 8722 | Rabbit Ears Range | Kremmling, Walden | |
| N | Napoleon Pass | single/double track | 12044 | Sawatch mtns |
Pitkin, Tincup |
| North Pass | see North Cochetopa Pass | ||||
| North Cochetopa Pass | pavedroad | 10149 | Cochetopa Hills | Gunnison, Saguache | |
| North La Veta Pass | paved road | 9413 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | La Veta, Fort Garland | |
| O | Ohio Pass | dirt road | 10093 | West Elk mtns | Gunnison, Crested Butte |
| Old Hesperus Pass | dirt road/ paved | 8019 | San Juan foothills | Durango, Hesperus | |
| Old La Veta Pass | dirt road | 9390 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | La Veta, Fort Garland | |
| Old Monarch Pass | dirt road | 11375 | Sawatch Range | Sargents, Poncha Springs | |
| Owl Creek Pass | dirt road | 10114 | San Juan mtns | Ridgway, Cimarron | |
| P | Pahlone Pass | single track | 12145{11505} | Sawatch Range | Poncha Springs |
| Pass Creek Pass | dirt road | 9373 | Sangre de Cristo mtns | Gardner | |
| Pearl Pass | jeep road | 12692 | Elk mtns | Aspen, Crested Butte | |
| Pinos Pass | dirt road | 10500 | Cochetopa Hills | Powderhorn, Lake City | |
| Poncha Pass | paved road | 9010 | Sangre de Cristo mtns/ Sawatch mtns | Poncha Springs, Villa Grove | |
| Ptarmigan Pass |
single track |
11765 |
Gore Range |
Copper Mountain, (Camp Hale) |
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| R | Rabbit Ears Pass | paved road | 9428 | Park Range | Steamboat Springs, Kremmling |
| Raton Pass | paved road | 7888 | Raton Hills | Trinidad, Raton (NM) | |
| Red Hill Pass | paved road | 9993 | South Park | Fairplay, Como | |
| Red Mountain Pass | paved road | 11100 | San Juan mtns | Ouray, Silverton | |
| Ripple Creek Pass |
dirt road |
10343 |
White River Plateau |
Buford, Phippsburg |
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| Rolling Mountain Pass | single track | 12484 | San Juan mtns | Silverton, Purgatoire ski area | |
| S | Sandy's Fort Pass | dirt road | 8323 | San Juan foothills | Basin |
| Sangre de Cristo Pass (historical) | see North La Veta Pass, Old La Veta Pass and Pass Creek Pass | ||||
| Shrine Pass | dirt road | 11050 | Gore Range | Vail, Red Cliff | |
| Slumgullion Pass alternate summit | dirt/ paved road | 11320 | San Juan mtns | Lake City | |
| Slumgullion/Spring Creek Passes | paved road | 11361/ 10901 | San Juan mtns | Creede, Lake City | |
| Spring Creek Pass | see Slumgullion/ Spring Creek Passes | ||||
| Squaw Pass | see Juniper/Squaw Passes | ||||
| Stillwater Pass |
dirt road |
10620 |
Front Range |
Granby |
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| Stony Pass | dirt road | 12588 | San Juan mtns | Silverton | |
| Sunnyside Saddle | 0 track | 12780 | San Juan mtns | Silverton | |
| T | Taylor Pass | jeep trail | 11925 | Elk mtns | Aspen, Taylor Park |
| Tennessee Pass | paved road | 10424 | Gore/Sawatch mtns | Minturn, Leadville | |
| Trail Ridge Road passes | paved road | 12180 | Front Range | Estes Park, Grand Lake | |
| Trout Creek Pass | paved road | 9346 | Mosquito Range | Johnson Village | |
| U | Unaweep Divide | paved road | 7048 | Uncompahre Plateau | Gateway, Whitewater |
| Ute Pass | paved road | 9184 | Front Range | Colorado Springs, Lake George | |
| Ute Pass | dirt road | 9944 | Sawatch foothills | Saguache, Villa Grove | |
| V | Vail Pass | paved road | 10554 | Gore Range | Vail, Copper Mountain |
| W | Watson Divide | hard medalled | 7582 | Roaring Fork Valley | Old Snowmass |
| Waunita Pass | dirt road | 11303 | Sawatch Range | Pitkin, Doyleville | |
| Webster Pass | double track trail | 12096 | Front Range | Keystone, Webster | |
| Weston Pass |
dirt road |
11921 |
Mosquito Range |
Leadville, Fairplay |
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| Wilkerson Pass | paved road | 9507 | Front Range | Lake George, Hartsel | |
| Williams Pass | double track trail | 11762 | Sawatch Range | Buena Vista, Pitkin | |
| Willow Creek Pass | paved road | 9621 | Park Range | Granby, Walden | |
| Wind River Pass | paved road | 9130 | Front Range | Estes Park | |
| Wolf Creek Pass | paved road | 10850 | Eastern San Juan Mtns | Pagosa Springs, South Fork |
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| Y | Yellowjacket Pass | paved road | 7780 | Eastern San Juan foothills | Bayfield, Pagosa Springs |
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