Top of the Rockies

Top of the Rockies
Major junctions
South end:	SH 82 in Aspen
North end:	I-70
Highway system
Colorado State Highways Interstate U.S. State

Top of the Rockies is the name of a National Scenic Byway in Colorado, in the Western United States. Most of the byway is above 9,000 ft (2,700 m) and thus the name of the byway is Top of the Rockies. The byway goes over Tennessee Pass to the mining town of Leadville, Colorado.

Route description

The byway starts in Aspen, traveling on SH 82 east over Independence Pass and near the Twin Lakes to just north of the town of Granite. The route then continues north on US 24 through Leadville to Interstate 70 (I-70). A spur of the byway continues along the entire length of SH 91 from Leadville to Copper Mountain, through Fremont Pass.^[1]

Historic downtown Leadville

Points of interest

• Tennessee Pass — A pass in the Rockies
• Leadville, Colorado — highest incorporated city in the United States
• Valley of the Ghosts — A grouping of three ghost towns
• Mount Elbert — Highest peak in Colorado

Major intersections

Main route

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pitkin	Aspen	0.0	0.0	SH 82 west
Lake				US 24 south	Byway continues on US 24 north
	Leadville			SH 91 north
Eagle	Minturn			I-70 / US 6 – Denver, Grand Junction	Western terminus of US 24
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Fremont Pass route

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Lake		0.000	0.000	US 24
Summit		22.605	36.379	I-70	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Colorado portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• List of national scenic byways in Colorado

References

1. Staff. "Top of the Rockies – CDOT". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

External links

• Road Trip on the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway
• Top of the Rockies on Official Colorado Byways site
• Top of the Rockies