Hancock Pass

Hancock Pass

The sign at the top of the pass.
Elevation 12,208 ft (3,721 m)[1]
Location Chaffee and Gunnison counties, Colorado.
Range Rocky Mountains
Coordinates 38°37′15″N 106°22′27″W / 38.62083°N 106.37417°W / 38.62083; -106.37417Coordinates: 38°37′15″N 106°22′27″W / 38.62083°N 106.37417°W / 38.62083; -106.37417
Topo map Garfield

Hancock Pass, elevation 12,208 ft (3,721 m), is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide in western Colorado. The pass is on the border between Chaffee and Gunnison counties and between the Gunnison and San Isabel national forests.

The road over the pass is of moderate difficulty and is very rocky and slow going. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hancock Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  2. ↑ Trip Advisor. Hancock Pass/ Alpine Tunnel 4x4 Road. Viewed 2014-08-24
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