United States of America Colorado

Independence Pass

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59.1 km
Length
+1,331 m
Ascent
−926 m
Descent
3,689 m
Highest point
4
Hairpins
7.9%
Max gradient
1h 19min
Drive time (approx.)
Independence Pass map
59.1 km · 4 hairpins · 3,689 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile2 300 m2 550 m2 800 m3 050 m3 300 m3 550 m3 800 m0 km10 km20 km30 km40 km50 km3 686 m

What does Independence Pass look like?

Top of the Rockies - The Summit of Independence Pass
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Roaring Fork River (Grottos Day Use Area) on Independence Pass, Colorado (30624681277)
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0
Independence Pass Continental Divide - July 2011 (5903360304)
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
Independence, Colorado
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lake County, CO, USA - panoramio
Toshihiro Matsui · CC BY-SA 3.0
Independence Pass - North Fork Lake Creek, Colorado (44651567895)
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0
Pitkin County Courthouse Aspen 2015
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Roadside views (Unsplash)
Cole Mader colemader · CC0

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Start
Aspen
39.19042, -106.81794
Finish
Twin Lakes
39.08184, -106.38334

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

26
Justice Snow's 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Red Onion 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Over Easy 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Grateful Deli 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Upper Crust 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Bangkok Happy Bowl 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Meat & Cheese 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Su Casa 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Matsuhisa 0.0 km · 2,407 m
French Alpine Bistro Crêperie du Village 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Dueman 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Angelo's 0.0 km · 2,407 m
14 more

Toilets

12
12 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 59.1 km.

EV chargers

2
ChargePoint 0.0 km · 2,407 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 0.0 km.

Parking

43
Rio Grande Parking 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Devil's Punchbowl Parking 13.9 km · 2,885 m
The Grottos 14.4 km · 2,901 m
Braille and Discovery Trail 20.1 km · 3,145 m
Lost Man 22.4 km · 3,211 m
La Plata Trailhead Parking 45.7 km · 3,094 m
Willis Gulch Trailhead 56.0 km · 2,831 m
36 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 59.1 km.

Fuel

2
Conoco 0.0 km · 2,407 m
Shell 0.0 km · 2,407 m

Viewpoints

9
Devil's Punchbowl 14.0 km · 2,883 m
The Ice Caves 14.7 km · 2,918 m
The Cascades 14.7 km · 2,918 m
Independence Ghost Town Lookout 25.4 km · 3,339 m
Independence Pass Viewpoint 28.2 km · 3,474 m
Independence Pass Continental Divide 31.5 km · 3,689 m
3 unnamed places along the road, from 14.0 km to 31.6 km.