Fall River Pass
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Fall River Pass (elevation Script error: No such module "convert".) is a mountain pass in northern Colorado, in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. It is located in the Front Range, within Rocky Mountain National Park. The pass is traversed by U.S. Highway 34 on Trail Ridge Road between Granby and Estes Park. However, as at Milner Pass on the Continental Divide, the road does not descend after reaching the pass from the west, but instead continues to climb along a side ridge; thus, neither pass is the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at Script error: No such module "convert". elevation, east of Fall River Pass, still within Rocky Mountain National Park. On the other hand, the old, largely unpaved, and one-way-uphill Fall River Road (see adjoining map) does have its summit at Fall River Pass, where it joins the modern highway for the descent to the west.
The Alpine Visitor Center, one of five visitor centers for Rocky Mountain National Park, is located at Fall River Pass. The highway has a moderately steep 6% grade on either side of this point.
Climate
Willow Park is a weather station near the summit of Fall River Pass. Willow Park has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc), bordering on an alpine climate (ETH), with only two months averaging over 10°C. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Picture gallery
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Map By USGS
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2.3 Miles High
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Creek At Fall River Pass
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