Fremont Pass (Colorado)

Fremont Pass
Fremont Pass and the Climax mine
Elevation	3,450 m (11,319 ft)
Traversed by	State Highway 91
Location
Location	Lake County, Colorado, United States
Range	Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	39°21′59″N 106°11′12″W
Topo map	USGS Climax

View from Fremont Pass, May 2009

Fremont Pass (el. 3450 m./11,318 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States.

It forms the continental divide on the border between Lake County and Summit County. The pass is named for John C. Fremont, an explorer of the American West who discovered the pass while traversing present-day Colorado during the 1840s. The pass provides a route between the upper valley of the Blue River, a tributary of the Colorado River, with the headwaters of the Arkansas River to the south. The pass summit is the site of Climax Mine, a molybdenum mine. The pass is traversed by State Highway 91.

Despite being one of the highest mountain passes in the state, the only steep part is the switchback on the final ascent toward the Climax mine on the south side. The rest of the pass is gentle.

External links and references

• Topographic map of Fremont Pass
• USGS TopoZone listing
• Photos Of Fremont Pass
• rockymountainscenery.com/ on Fremont Pass

Fremont pass sign