Windblown Kenosha Pass Colorado
by Janice Pariza
Title
Windblown Kenosha Pass Colorado
Artist
Janice Pariza
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Driving on Route 285 over Kenosha Pass, January in Colorado. I was the last vehicle let through the gates prior to closing the road.
Kenosha Pass, elevation 10,000 ft, is a high mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, just northeast of the town of Fairplay, Colorado. Geologically, the pass is located atop a large granite batholith that forms the spine of the Front Range along the eastern side of South Park. It is traversed by US 285 between Jefferson and Grant, and provides a route between the valley of the North Fork South Platte River and the headwaters of the South Platte River in South Park. In addition to providing one of the principal access routes to South Park, the pass offers dramatic view of the surrounding Rockies, including the nearby peaks of Mount Evans and Mount Bierstadt.
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February 11th, 2014
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