Carnero Pass
| Carnero Pass | |
|---|---|
 Carnero Pass | |
| Elevation | 10,166 ft (3,099 m)[1] |
| Traversed by | Saguache County Road 41G (Unpaved road) |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States |
| Range | La Garita Mountains |
| Coordinates | 38°00′16″N 106°25′50″W / 38.0044416°N 106.4305896°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Lake Mountain |
Carnero Pass (elevation 10,166 feet (3,099 m)) is a mountain pass in Saguache County of south-central Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Mountains, a sub-range of the San Juan Mountains, and divides the waters of Houselog Creek to the north and Carnero Creek to the south. Carnero Pass is traversed by County Road 41G.[1][2]
The Utes and trappers had established a trail over the pass by the mid 19th Century and by the 1870s, wagons were traversing the pass.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Carnero Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Helmuth, Ed; Helmuth, Gloria (1994). The Passes of Colorado: An Encyclopedia of Watershed Divides. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87108-841-X.
External links
Media related to Carnero Pass at Wikimedia Commons- Carnero Pass, passbagger.org