Elkhead Pass
Elkhead Pass is a gap in Chaffee, Colorado and has an elevation of 13,245 feet. Elkhead Pass is situated nearby to the hamlet Vicksburg, as well as near Rockdale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Belford and Missouri Mountain.
Mount Belford
Peak
Mount Belford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,199.6-foot fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.0 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
Missouri Mountain
Peak
Missouri Mountain is a high mountain summit in the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,069.2-foot fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 15.2 miles northwest by west of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.
Mount Oxford
Peak
Photo: David Herrera, CC BY 2.0.
Mount Oxford is a high mountain summit of the Collegiate Peaks in the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 14,156.3-foot fourteener is located in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of San Isabel National Forest, 14.2 miles northwest of the Town of Buena Vista in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. Mount Oxford is situated 2 miles northeast of Elkhead Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vicksburg and Winfield.
Vicksburg
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vicksburg was a town and mining camp in Chaffee County, Colorado, high in Clear Creek Canyon. It is now effectively a ghost town, although some of the buildings may be seasonally occupied by their owners. Vicksburg is situated 3½ miles north of Elkhead Pass.
Winfield
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Winfield is a populated place in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. It is estimated that as many as 1,500 people may have lived in Winfield at times in the past. Winfield is situated 4½ miles northwest of Elkhead Pass.
Elkhead Pass
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 13,245 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.95166° or 38° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-106.36725° or 106° 22′ 2″ westElevation
13,245 feet (4,037 metres)Open location code
85CMXJ2M+M4GeoNames ID
5421088
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