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'''Black Bear Road''' or '''Black Bear Pass''', and officially Forest Service Road 648, is a |
'''Black Bear Road''' or '''Black Bear Pass''', and officially Forest Service Road 648, is a [[dirt road]] that starts from the {{convert|11018|ft|m|adj=on}} summit of [[Red Mountain Pass (San Juan Mountains)|Red Mountain Pass]] on [[U.S. Route 550 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 550]] (between [[Ouray, Colorado|Ouray]] and [[Silverton, Colorado|Silverton]]) to [[Telluride, Colorado|Telluride]], [[Colorado]].<ref name="markevans"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/177-black-bear-road-usa.html|website=dangerousroads.org|title=Black Bear Pass}}</ref><ref name="forestservice">{{cite web| url = https://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/cs/recarea?ss=110308&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003738&navid=110240000000000&pnavid=110000000000000&position=generalinfo&recid=32490&ttype=recarea&pname=Black%20Bear%20Pass%20Road%20 |publisher=USDA Forest Service|title=Black Bear Pass Road #648}}</ref> The road crests at Black Bear Pass, elevation {{convert|12840|ft|m}}, and descends over a set of [[Hairpin turn|switchbacks]] as it navigates the heights above Telluride.<ref name="markevans"/> The road passes [[Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride)|Bridal Veil Falls]], the highest [[waterfall]] in [[Colorado]].<ref name="markevans"/> In 1975, the road was the subject of a spoken-word song and [[Black Bear Road (album)|album]] of the same title by [[country music|country]] musician [[C. W. McCall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/CW-McCall-Black-Bear-Road/release/1758879|publisher=Discogs|title=C.W. McCall – Black Bear Road}}</ref> |
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Black Bear Road is open a few months of the year, from late summer (usually the last week of July) to early fall.<ref name="markevans"/><ref name="forestservice"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm#blackbear | title=BUSHDUCKS COLORADO JEEP TRAILS WHEN ARE THEY PASSABLE? DATES FOR 2018|access-date = {{date|2019-01-02}} | date = {{date|2018-12-11}} |website=bushducks.com}}</ref> The road is traveled only downhill from [[Red Mountain Pass (San Juan Mountains)|Red Mountain Pass]] — except for the annual Jeeper's Jamboree in which travel is reversed for one day only. The start of the trail was formerly marked along U.S. 550 with a |
Black Bear Road is open a few months of the year, from late summer (usually the last week of July) to early fall.<ref name="markevans"/><ref name="forestservice"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bushducks.com/tripreps/passopen.htm#blackbear | title=BUSHDUCKS COLORADO JEEP TRAILS WHEN ARE THEY PASSABLE? DATES FOR 2018|access-date = {{date|2019-01-02}} | date = {{date|2018-12-11}} |website=bushducks.com}}</ref> The road is traveled only downhill from [[Red Mountain Pass (San Juan Mountains)|Red Mountain Pass]] — except for the annual Jeeper's Jamboree in which travel is reversed for one day only. The start of the trail was formerly marked along U.S. 550 with a sign that read:<ref name="markevans">{{cite web|url=http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/html/blkbear.html|title=The Infamous Black Bear Road |author=Mark L. Evans|publisher=Narrow Gauge Circle|date={{date|2016-07-11}} }}</ref> |
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| Black Bear Pass | |
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| Elevation | 12,840 ft (3,914 m) |
| Traversed by | Unpaved road |
| Location | San Juan / San Miguel counties, Colorado, U.S. |
| Range | Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | 37°53.9717′N 107°44.5783′W / 37.8995283°N 107.7429717°W |
Black Bear Road or Black Bear Pass, and officially Forest Service Road 648, is a dirt road that starts from the 11,018-foot (3,358 m) summit of Red Mountain Pass on U.S. Highway 550 (between Ouray and Silverton) to Telluride, Colorado.[1][2][3] The road crests at Black Bear Pass, elevation 12,840 feet (3,910 m), and descends over a set of switchbacks as it navigates the heights above Telluride.[1] The road passes Bridal Veil Falls, the highest waterfall in Colorado.[1] In 1975, the road was the subject of a spoken-word song and album of the same title by country musician C. W. McCall.[4]
Black Bear Road is open a few months of the year, from late summer (usually the last week of July) to early fall.[1][3][5] The road is traveled only downhill from Red Mountain Pass — except for the annual Jeeper's Jamboree in which travel is reversed for one day only. The start of the trail was formerly marked along U.S. 550 with a sign that read:[1]
TELLURIDE ——> CITY OF GOLD 12 MILES - 2 HOURS YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE CRAZY TO DRIVE THIS ROAD - BUT IT HELPS JEEPS ONLY |
After repeated thefts of the sign, the local authorities stopped replacing it.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Mark L. Evans (11 July 2016). "The Infamous Black Bear Road". Narrow Gauge Circle.
- ^ "Black Bear Pass". dangerousroads.org.
- ^ a b "Black Bear Pass Road #648". USDA Forest Service.
- ^ "C.W. McCall – Black Bear Road". Discogs.
- ^ "BUSHDUCKS COLORADO JEEP TRAILS WHEN ARE THEY PASSABLE? DATES FOR 2018". bushducks.com. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/177-black-bear-road-usa.html
External links
- Narrowgauge.org: The Infamous Black Bear Road — article with a collection of photographs.
- Bushducks.com open trails: Black Bear Road - with seasonal road open/closed listing.