Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft, is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on and traverses the Continental Divide of the Americas at the crest of the Front Range southwest of Boulder and is located approximately five miles east an…
Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft, is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on and traverses the Continental Divide of the Americas at the crest of the Front Range southwest of Boulder and is located approximately five miles east and opposite the resort in Winter Park—in the general area between Winter Park and Rollinsville. Rollins Pass is at the boundaries of Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties. Over the past 10,000 years, the pass provided a route over the Continental Divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed of South Boulder Creek with the Pacific Ocean watershed of the Fraser River, a tributary of the Colorado River.
Elevation: 11,676.79 ft (3,559 m)
Location: Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties, Colorado, U.S.
Built: 1873
Traversed by: Paleoindians and Native American game drive complexes · historic toll wagon road · abandoned railroad grade · hiking trails, including the Continental Divide Trail · unpaved road · airway radial (V8) · 10 in (250 mm) Xcel Energy high-pressure natural gas pipeline
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