North La Veta Pass
La Veta Pass is the name associated with two mountain passes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of south-central Colorado in the United States, both on the boundary between Costilla and Huerfano counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 9,426 feet
- Description: low point in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southern Colorado
- Also known as: “La Veta Pass”, “Muleshoe Saddle”, and “New La Veta Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pass Creek Pass.
Pass Creek Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Pass Creek Pass, elevation 9,380 feet, is a mountain pass along the border between Huerfano and Costilla counties in the southern part of the US state of Colorado.
North La Veta Pass
- Categories: rail mountain pass and landform
- Location: Costilla, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.61343° or 37° 36′ 48″ northLongitude
-105.18939° or 105° 11′ 22″ westElevation
9,426 feet (2,873 metres)Open location code
859PJR76+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 10128084743OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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“North La Veta Pass” goes by many names.
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Highlights include Muleshoe Mine and Rough Mountain.
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