Douglas Pass
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| Douglas Pass | |
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| Elevation | 8,268 ft (2,520 m) |
| Traversed by | State Highway 139 |
| Location | Garfield County, Colorado, United States |
| Range | Bookcliff Mountains |
| Coordinates | 39°35′51″N 108°48′11″W / 39.59750°N 108.80306°W |
| Topo map | USGS Douglas Pass |
Douglas Pass (elevation 8268 feet) is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 139. It is not an especially high summit relative to other Colorado passes, and the road, though reasonably steep on the south side (7%), has no tight spots and only a few switchbacks. The summit gives an unusual view of the northeast face of the LaSal Mountains (twelve peaks over 12,000 feet) at 95 air miles away in Utah. The remainder of the drive is basically in valleys following creeks.
The mountain consists of shale strata belonging to the Green River Formation, good exposures of which can be seen on the south side of the pass.[1]
- ^ Boak, J., Sarg, R., Tanavsuu, K. and Yeakel, J. 2009. Oil shale of the Piceance Basin, Colorado. Colorado School of Mines, Guidebook of the 29th Oil Shale Symposium field trip, October 22-23, 2009, Stop 4.
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