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La Veta PassUS 160, Sangre de Cristo Mountains |
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 Travelling west along the flank of Mt. Mestas |
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La Veta Pass bridges the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between the Eastern Plains and the San Luis Valley. This is the modern route, more properly known as North La Veta Pass, elevation 9,413 ft. US Highway 160 travels through the pass connecting Walsenburg and eastern Colorado with Alamosa, Monte Vista, South Fork, Pagosa Springs, and Durango. Travelling west from Walsenburg the highway crosses the broken plateau of western Huerfano County, passing on the south side of Mt. Mestas and rising along its' flank to the top of the pass. |
 The view west at the top of the pass. That's the tip of Mt. Lindsey visible in the upper center. |
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It's a long climb up the hill but the scenery is excellent. Before you know it the top arrives and the western vistas open up. It doesn't take too long though and you are down below the surrounding hills and the views close in again. |
 Looking east at Mt. Mestas from the summit of the pass  That bite out of the rock between Mt. Mestas and Rough Mountain  Looking east from further down the road on the west side of the pass  Mt. Lindsey (14,042') from the bottom of the pass on the San Luis Valley side |
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