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Webster Pass (Colorado)

Coordinates: 39°31′52″N 105°49′58″W / 39.53111°N 105.83278°W / 39.53111; -105.83278
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Webster Pass
Webster Pass is located in Colorado
Webster Pass
Webster Pass
Location in Colorado
Elevation12,103 ft (3,689 m)[1]
Traversed bytrail
LocationPark / Summit counties, Colorado, U.S.
RangeFront Range
Coordinates39°31′52″N 105°49′58″W / 39.53111°N 105.83278°W / 39.53111; -105.83278[1]
Topo mapUSGS Montezuma

Webster Pass, elevation 12,103 ft (3,689 m), is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States. Originally known as Handcart Pass, the name changed in the 1870s after the Webster brothers constructed a toll road.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c "Webster Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-18.