United States of America Colorado

Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway

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134.3 km
Length
+1,773 m
Ascent
−2,343 m
Descent
3,689 m
Highest point
5
Hairpins
20.2%
Max gradient
2h 59min
Drive time (approx.)
Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway map
134.3 km · 5 hairpins · 3,689 m

Elevation profile

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What does Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway 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
Berger Cabin
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Castle Creek (Roaring Fork River tributary)
Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Independence Pass Continental Divide - July 2011 (5903360304)
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
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
Aspen Community church south facade
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Start
Wheeler Junction
39.49568, -106.13728
Finish
Aspen
39.19558, -106.83472

Stages

  1. Stage 1 69.3 km
  2. Stage 2 65.0 km

Along the road

Parking

92
Alpine lot 0.6 km · 2,964 m
Far East Lot 2.1 km · 2,978 m
Sangree Froelicher Hut Parking 28.4 km · 3,099 m
Mineral Belt Trail 39.4 km · 3,035 m
Sunnyside 64.9 km · 2,837 m
Sunnyside 65.0 km · 2,838 m
Moache Fisherman Parking 70.9 km · 2,821 m
Willis Gulch Trailhead 74.8 km · 2,831 m
La Plata Trailhead Parking 85.4 km · 3,094 m
Lost Man 109.4 km · 3,210 m
Braille and Discovery Trail 111.8 km · 3,145 m
The Grottos 117.6 km · 2,901 m
2 more
78 unnamed places along the road, from 0.6 km to 133.9 km.

EV chargers

5
Tesla Supercharger 1.2 km · 2,956 m
ChargePoint 37.7 km · 3,088 m
ChargePoint 132.6 km · 2,407 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 1.2 km to 132.6 km.

Restaurants and cafés

38
Camp Hale Coffee and Creamery 1.2 km · 2,956 m
La Mina Tacos Y Mariscos 36.3 km · 3,101 m
Golden Burro Cafe & Lounge 37.4 km · 3,094 m
Zero Day Coffee 37.4 km · 3,094 m
City on a Hill 37.5 km · 3,092 m
Buchi Cafe Cubano 37.6 km · 3,090 m
High Mountain Pies 37.7 km · 3,090 m
The Famous 37.7 km · 3,089 m
Tennessee Pass Cafe 37.8 km · 3,088 m
Casa Blanca Restaurant 37.8 km · 3,086 m
Jour de Fête 131.9 km · 2,418 m
Mezzaluna 132.0 km · 2,417 m
26 more

Fuel

8
Conoco 1.3 km · 2,957 m
Shell 35.8 km · 3,103 m
Phillips 66 36.1 km · 3,103 m
Sinclair 37.7 km · 3,088 m
Diamond Shamrock 37.9 km · 3,085 m
Shell 44.0 km · 2,920 m
Shell 132.5 km · 2,407 m
Conoco 132.8 km · 2,408 m

Toilets

31
31 unnamed places along the road, from 2.1 km to 132.6 km.

Viewpoints

12
Cabin ruins 11.4 km · 3,388 m
Waterfall Overlook 22.7 km · 3,240 m
Independence Pass Continental Divide 100.0 km · 3,689 m
Independence Pass Viewpoint 103.5 km · 3,473 m
Independence Ghost Town Lookout 106.4 km · 3,339 m
The Cascades 117.3 km · 2,924 m
The Ice Caves 117.3 km · 2,924 m
Devil's Punchbowl 118.1 km · 2,883 m
4 unnamed places along the road, from 11.4 km to 134.2 km.