Traversed by US 550 Elevation 3,243 m | Topo map USGS Engineer Mountain | |
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Location San Juan County, Colorado, U.S. Range San Juan Mountains, Rocky Mountains Similar Molas Pass, San Juan Mountains, Red Mountain Pass, Lizard Head Pass, Rocky Mountains | ||
Coal Bank Pass (el. 10,640 ft./3243 m.) is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States. The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. While the north side is fairly gentle, the descent on the south side is very steep (6.5%), and has a runaway truck ramp for trucks that lose control. It is basically downhill the entire way to Durango.
Map of Coal Bank Pass, Colorado 81301, USA
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