Latitude: 38.5120635
Longitude: -106.3319719
Elevation: 3300 meters / 10827 feet
Barometric Pressure 675KPa

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monarch park campground view by rovingmagpie, Another contender for best campsite.

(elevation: 10,475 feet)
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monarch park campground view by rovingmagpie
Tank At Sargents by Miss Kellie Keene, This well preserved tank is found at Sargents, Colorado, on the old Salida-Gunnison narrow gauge rou
Tank At Sargents by Miss Kellie Keene
Close up view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range.  185a by Yasu Torigoe, Left side are the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish for "Blood of Christ") and are the s
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Spring Creek ford in the Upper Tomichi Valley by Nikonian72, Between the townsite of Tomichi, and the historic Tomichi Cemetary, this little side creek crosses t
Spring Creek ford in the Upper Tomichi Valley by Nikonian72
Monarch Pass, Colorado by Thad Roan - Bridgepix, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_Pass" rel="nofollow">Monarch Pass</a> (elevation 11,31
Monarch Pass, Colorado by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
White-Spotted Sawyer beetle by Nikonian72, Male White-Spotted Sawyer beetle  (Monochamus scutellatus), found in the Upper Tomichi Valley, Color
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Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado by russ david, Back from an amazing trip to Colorado. Lot's of photos to go through. Will catch up with everyone so
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San Isabel National Forest, Colorado by russ david, October 2018san isabel national forest landscape central co colarado october 2018 fall autumn travel
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Monarch Pass by Scott Ingram Photography, An HDR shot of the the view East from Monarch Pass in Colorado.  The drive there is amazing and the
Monarch Pass by Scott Ingram Photography
between the lakes by rovingmagpie, Between lower and upper Waterdog Lakes there's a little pond, not big enough to be a lake I guess bu
between the lakes by rovingmagpie
Maysville, Colorado by paccode, solemn sprucetrees d850 landscape winter bushes brush serious quiet snow trees blackwhite abandoned
Maysville, Colorado by paccode
Fourteener by M@rtha Decker, “<em>The climb speaks to our character, but the view, I think, to our souls.</em>”
– Lori Lansens

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Fourteener by M@rtha Decker
instead of heading down by rovingmagpie, like we should have and we knew it, we went "just a little higher".
And when we were done
instead of heading down by rovingmagpie
What a little moonlight can do by Bill Bowman, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JCEz4EkME" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watc
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still going higher by rovingmagpie, even though we knew we probably ought to turn around. Next photo up shows how we knew that.

 
(elev
still going higher by rovingmagpie
Monarch Pass Scenery by Robby Edwards, Monarch Pass, May 2005

We left Royal Gorge and continued on our route west. Once we drove up into t
Monarch Pass Scenery by Robby Edwards
Upper Waterdog by rovingmagpie, As pretty a lake as any we've seen, and while we watched, a mature bald eagle made a circling inspec
Upper Waterdog by rovingmagpie
Palasades section of the Denver. South Park and Pacific RR and the mountains in the background by lionel682, A phenominally beautiful section of Amercia and a tremendous engineering feat. The boxes mark the tw
Palasades section of the Denver. South Park and Pacific RR and the mountains in the background by lionel682
Waning Gibbous Moon Autumn Monarch Pass BWSC by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna, Back from being on the road.  Got to catch some of the colors in SW Colorado then we went down to Sc
Waning Gibbous Moon Autumn Monarch Pass BWSC by Striking Photography by Bo Insogna
Varied colors and forms by Jeff Mitton, This scene, on the eastern side of Monarch Pass, had a good variety of colors and forms. Rabbitbrush
Varied colors and forms by Jeff Mitton
View from Monarch Pass, on the Continental Divide by J. Stephen Conn, Looking east into Chaffee County from Monarch Pass, Coloradocolorado co chaffeecounty
View from Monarch Pass, on the Continental Divide by J. Stephen Conn
Woodstock Loop aka Sherrod Curve by Brian Kays, The Denver, South Park & Pacific once ran here on its way up from Pitkin to Alpine Tunnel.  This
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Salida, CO by David Mulder, <a href="https://davidmulderphotography.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">davidmulderphotography.com/<
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View from Monarch Pass by FiddleHiker, San Isabel National Forest, Colorado.  This pass is where US Highway 50 crosses the Continental Divi
View from Monarch Pass by FiddleHiker
Waterdog Lakes by rovingmagpie, A rare shot probably, there was no trail leading up to the point where we could see both lakes at on
Waterdog Lakes by rovingmagpie
Hunt Lake, Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew, CO (Chaffee County)

Day 7
Boss Lake (Collegiate West 05) to random campsite (Segment 15)

Plans are
Hunt Lake, Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew
Monarch, CO by hannu & hannele, looking down at the base of monarch ski area, in central coloradomonarch skiing snowboarding colorad
Monarch, CO by hannu & hannele
Colorado - Overlook on the road to Alpine Tunnel by Jim Strain, View of the valley as we climb County Rd 836 to Alpine Tunnel near Pitkin, Co. on the old Denver, So
Colorado - Overlook on the road to Alpine Tunnel by Jim Strain
Monarch Pass by Michael_Underwood, 
<a href="http://www.michaelunderwoodphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a>/<a href="http://ww
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100+ Years and Counting by Brian Kays, A single code pole is still standing along the Denver, South Park & Pacific's Alpine Tunnel Dist
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Double Rainbow near Monarch Crest - Colorado Trail by Bruce Lemons, Double rainbow a mile WNW of Monarch Crest. Colorado, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Monarch Crest. Co
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Fall Color on Taylor Mountain by Matt Thalman - Valley Man Photography, The forested slopes of Taylor Mountain begin their fall color display.  Monarch Pass, Colorado.

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Fall Color on Taylor Mountain by Matt Thalman - Valley Man Photography
Mt. Aetna and Mt. Taylor - B&W by SaigoDon, A view of Mt. Aetna (13,745 ft./4189m) and Taylor Mountain (13,651 ft./4161m) from Monarch Pass in t
Mt. Aetna and Mt. Taylor - B&W by SaigoDon
snowy pines by Jim Truscott, Top of Monarch pass, Colorado.trees mountain snow nature pine canon landscape eos colorado scenic ji
snowy pines by Jim Truscott
Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew
Mount Ouray, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Mount Ouray, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew
Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (4) by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (4) by chfstew
Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (5) by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO (5) by chfstew
Old Jeep Road, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Old Jeep Road, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew
Marshall Pass Parking Area, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew, CO (Saguache County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segment 15)

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Marshall Pass Parking Area, Segment 15, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew, CO (Chaffee/Gunnison County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segmen
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (3) by chfstew
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (5) by chfstew, CO (Chaffee/Gunnison County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segmen
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (5) by chfstew
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (2) by chfstew, CO (Chaffee/Gunnison County)

Day 1 
Monarch Pass (Collegiate West 05) to Marshall Pass Road (Segmen
Collegiate West Segment 05, Colorado Trail, CO (2) by chfstew
Pommeroy Lake Panorama by enderike, Took this panorama of the Pommero Lake with my DJI Air 3 after a fun and challenging ATV ride. After
Pommeroy Lake Panorama by enderike
Continental Divide by clardb, The Continental Divide as seen from the headwaters of the North Fork of the South Arkansas River, Ch
Continental Divide by clardb
Salida, Colorado - August 2, 2021: The scenic gondola ride at Monarch Crest Pass, a high mountain road along the Continental Divide by m01229, Salida, Colorado - August 2, 2021: The scenic gondola ride at Monarch Crest Pass, a high mountain ro
Salida, Colorado - August 2, 2021: The scenic gondola ride at Monarch Crest Pass, a high mountain road along the Continental Divide by m01229
View from the Top by cogdogblog, View from the Top
View from the Top by cogdogblog
Monarch Pass, Colorado (CO) by Floyd Muad'Dib, This view is to the east, back towards Salida. We had planned to stroll around Salida's river-side p
Monarch Pass, Colorado (CO) by Floyd Muad'Dib
My view of the world by SpoK Werks & wunnspeed, In front of me I have a GPS, back up speedometer, Feed Bag, bracelet from Jasper, food in plastic ba
My view of the world by SpoK Werks & wunnspeed
Mt. Aetna and Mt. Taylor by SaigoDon, A view of Mt. Aetna (13,745 ft./4189m) and Taylor Mountain (13,651 ft./4161m) from Monarch Pass in t
Mt. Aetna and Mt. Taylor by SaigoDon
Fall Trail by isaac.borrego, fall autumn colors leaves trees aspens mountains buenavista sawatchrange rockymountains colorado can
Fall Trail by isaac.borrego
Monarch Pass by cormack13, The view from the gift shop at Monarch Pass, which sits at an elevation of 11,312 feet along the Con
Monarch Pass by cormack13
Snowcapped by jimsawthat, View from Monarch Pass, Colorado.winter sky snow mountains rural colorado rockymountains us50 monarc
Snowcapped by jimsawthat
Old Privy, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew, CO (Chaffee County)

Day 6
Alpine Tunnel (Collegiate West 04) to Boss Lake (Collegiate West 05)

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Old Privy, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew
Old Privy, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO (2) by chfstew, CO (Chaffee County)

Day 6
Alpine Tunnel (Collegiate West 04) to Boss Lake (Collegiate West 05)

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Old Privy, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO (2) by chfstew
view from Chalk Creek Pass, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew, CO (Chaffee County)

Day 6
Alpine Tunnel (Collegiate West 04) to Boss Lake (Collegiate West 05)

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view from Chalk Creek Pass, Collegiate West Segment 04, Colorado Trail, CO by chfstew