Sangre de Cristo Pass
| Sangre de Cristo Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
Elevation 9,468 ft (2,886 m)[1] | | |
| Traversed by | Unimproved road | |
| Location | Costilla / Huerfano counties, Colorado, U.S. | |
| Range | Sangre de Cristo Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 37°37′10″N 105°11′42″W / 37.61944°N 105.19500°W[1] | |
| Topo map | USGS La Veta Pass | |
  Colorado | ||
Sangre de Cristo Pass, elevation 9,468-foot (2,886 m), is a
North La Veta Pass. The pass separates Costilla County from Huerfano County, the Rio Grande drainage basin from the Arkansas River basin, and the headwaters of Sangre de Cristo Creek from those of Oak Creek
.
Sangre de Cristo Pass was a popular early route between the Rio Grande and the Arkansas River for
Mountain West north of the present State of New Mexico
.
See also
- Mountain passes of Colorado
References
- ^ a b "Sangre de Cristo Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
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