| Carnero Pass | |
|---|---|
 Carnero Pass | |
| Elevation | 10,166 ft (3,099 m) |
| Traversed by | Saguache County Road 41G (Unpaved road) |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States |
| Range | La Garita Mountains |
| Coordinates | 38°00′16″N 106°25′50″W / 38.0044416°N 106.4305896°W / 38.0044416; -106.4305896 (Carnero Pass) |
| Topo map | USGS Lake Mountain |
Carnero Pass (elevation 10,166 feet (3,099 m)) is a mountain pass in Saguache County of south-central Colorado. It is located in the La Garita Mountains, a sub-range of the San Juan Mountains, and divides the waters of Houselog Creek to the north and Carnero Creek to the south. Carnero Pass is traversed by County Road 41G.
The Utes and trappers had established a trail over the pass by the mid 19th Century and by the 1870s, wagons were traversing the pass.
References
- ^ "Carnero Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Helmuth, Ed; Helmuth, Gloria (1994). The Passes of Colorado: An Encyclopedia of Watershed Divides. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87108-841-X.
External links
Media related to Carnero Pass at Wikimedia Commons- Carnero Pass, passbagger.org
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