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Independence Pass
Colorado's highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide at 3687m, linking Aspen to Leadville through spectacular Rocky Mountain alpine tundra.
28 km · about 35 min drive
Colorado, United States · North America
Leadville is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Fairplay, 28km from Independence Pass.
Leadville is a town located in Colorado, United States. With a population of 2,644, it is an important destination in North America.
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Leadville ( LED-vil) is a statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,633 at the 2020 United States census. It is situated at an elevation of 10,119 feet (3,084 m). Leadville is theRead more
highest incorporated city in the United States and is surrounded by the two tallest peaks in the state, Mount Elbert and Mount Massive.
Leadville is a former silver mining town that lies among the headwaters of the Arkansas River within the Rocky Mountains. The Leadville Historic District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, contains many historic structures and sites of Leadville's mining era. In the late 19th century, Leadville was the second most populous city in Colorado, after Denver.
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Leadville is located in Colorado, United States, North America. The coordinates are 39.2508 latitude, -106.2925 longitude.
Leadville has a population of approximately 2,644 people, making it a town in United States.
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mountain pass
Colorado's highest paved crossing of the Continental Divide at 3687m, linking Aspen to Leadville through spectacular Rocky Mountain alpine tundra.
28 km · about 35 min drive
tunnel
The highest vehicular tunnel in the United States bores under the Continental Divide at over 11,100 feet, carrying I-70 through the Rockies west of Denver.
57 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
US-6 crests the Continental Divide at 11,990 feet in a tight string of hairpins above Colorado's I-70 corridor: a favorite high-alpine detour over the Eisenhower Tunnel.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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