Vasquez Pass

Vasquez Pass, elevation 11,693 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the United States.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henderson Mine.

Henderson Mine

Photo: Plazak, CC BY 3.0.

The Henderson Mine is a large underground molybdenum mine west of the town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA. The Henderson mine, which has produced molybdenum since 1976, is owned by Freeport-McMoRan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berthoud Falls.

Berthoud Falls

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

Berthoud Falls is an unincorporated community in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The community is located south of Berthoud Pass on U.S. highway route 40 at an elevation of 9,794 feet. Berthoud Falls has never had a post office.

Vasquez Pass

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 11,693 feet
Description: mountain pass
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Clear Creek, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.78772° or 39° 47′ 16″ north

Longitude

-105.82882° or 105° 49′ 44″ west

Elevation

11,693 feet (3,564 metres)

Open location code

85FPQ5QC+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10007538678

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

5442862

Wikidata ID

Q14685140

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