United States of America Colorado

Guanella Pass Scenic Byway

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37.7 km
Length
+991 m
Ascent
−1,000 m
Descent
3,556 m
Highest point
15
Hairpins
10.6%
Max gradient
0h 50min
Drive time (approx.)
Guanella Pass Scenic Byway map
37.7 km · 15 hairpins · 3,556 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile2 500 m2 750 m3 000 m3 250 m3 500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km30 km35 km3 554 m

What does Guanella Pass Scenic Byway look like?

Geneva Creek (Colorado)
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Hamill House 2024
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Remnants of Argentine mine? (10047773155)
KimonBerlin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Georgetown Overlook - panoramio
Thomson M · CC BY 3.0
The Sawtooth and Mount Bierstadt - panoramio
Thomson M · CC BY 3.0
ISS050-E-325 - View of Earth
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain

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Start
Grant
39.45974, -105.66314
Finish
Georgetown
39.70373, -105.69796

Along the road

Parking

37
Burning Bear / Abyss Lake Trailhead 8.6 km · 2,934 m
Guanella Pass Trailhead 21.2 km · 3,545 m
Silver Dale Non Motorized Recreation Area 34.3 km · 2,828 m
Georgetown Loop Railroad 36.3 km · 2,707 m
33 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 37.7 km.

Toilets

9
9 unnamed places along the road, from 4.0 km to 37.6 km.

Viewpoints

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 33.6 km to 36.6 km.

Restaurants and cafés

5
511 Rose 37.6 km · 2,613 m
Lil' Annie's Cafe 37.6 km · 2,613 m
The Happy Cooker 37.6 km · 2,613 m
Nara Visa Coffee 37.7 km · 2,610 m
Mountain Mamas’ Needful Things 37.7 km · 2,610 m