Monarch Pass
Monarch Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, United States. Monarch Pass has an elevation of 11,306 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 11,306 feet
- Description: Mountain pass in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Agate Pass”, “Monarch-agate Pass”, and “Vail Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Monarch Pass.
Old Monarch Pass
Mountain saddle
Old Monarch Pass is a mountain pass on the border of Gunnison and Chaffee counties of west-central Colorado. It is located on the Continental Divide 0.6 miles northwest of the current Monarch Pass where U.S. Route 50 crosses the divide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monarch Mountain.
Monarch Mountain
Locality
Monarch Mountain is a ski resort located in the state of Colorado. It is twenty miles west of Salida, Colorado, on U.S. Highway 50. The resort is situated on Monarch Pass at the continental divide.
Monarch Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Chaffee, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.49643° or 38° 29′ 47″ northLongitude
-106.32611° or 106° 19′ 34″ westElevation
11,306 feet (3,446 metres)Open location code
85CMFMWF+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1828520498OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Monarch Pass” goes by many names.
- French: “col Monarch”
- French: “Col Monarch”
- Italian: “colle Monarch”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monarch Pass and Monarch Scenic Tram.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monarch Pass”. Photo: Nationalparks, CC BY-SA 2.5.