Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway
Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway
Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway | |
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Route information | |
Maintained by CDOT | |
Length | 57 mi[1][2] (92 km) |
Existed | 2015–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | US 50 / SH 291 Salida or US 50 / US 285 Poncha Springs |
North end | US 24 / SH 82 near Granite |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
Counties | Chaffee and Lake counties |
Highway system | |
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The Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway is a 57-mile (92 km) Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Chaffee and Lake counties, Colorado, US. The Byway follows the upper Arkansas River past the Collegiate Peaks, featuring eight of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains.
Mountain Peaks
- Mount Shavano 14,231 feet (4,337.7 m)
- Mount Antero 14,276 feet (4,351.4 m)
- Mount Princeton 14,204 feet (4,329.3 m)
- Mount Yale 14,200 feet (4,328.2 m)
- Mount Harvard 14,421 feet (4,395.6 m)
- Mount Belford 14,203 feet (4,329.1 m)
- Mount Oxford 14,160 feet (4,315.9 m)
- Mount Elbert 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m)
See also
References
- ^ "Collegiate Peaks". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Collegiate Peaks Byway". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
External links
- America's Scenic Byways: Colorado
- Colorado Department of Transportation
- Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways Commission
- Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways
- Colorado Travel Map
- Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways Commission
- Colorado Tourism Office
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