Blue Mesa Summit

Blue Mesa Summit
Blue Mesa Summit
	Blue Mesa Summit
Elevation	8,704 ft (2,653 m)[1]
Traversed by	US 50
Location	Gunnison County, Colorado
Coordinates	38°23′10″N 107°26′01″W
Topo map	USGS Curecanti Needle
	Blue Mesa Summit Colorado

Blue Mesa Summit (elevation 8,704 feet (2,653 m)) is a mountain pass in Gunnison County of west-central Colorado. The pass is traversed by U.S. Route 50 and divides the watersheds of Little Cimarron Creek to the west and Blue Creek to the east.[1]

Blue Mesa Summit had long been used by Utes, trappers, and explorers who were traveling between the Gunnison Valley to the east and the Uncompahgre Valley to the west, and by the 1870s a wagon road had been constructed over the pass.[1][2]

References

Helmuth, Ed; Helmuth, Gloria (1994). The Passes of Colorado: An Encyclopedia of Watershed Divides. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87108-841-X.
Vandenbusche, Duane (1980). The Gunnison Country. Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers. LCCN 80-070455.

External links

Blue Mesa Summit, passbagger.org

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[helmuth-1] Helmuth, Ed; Helmuth, Gloria (1994). The Passes of Colorado: An Encyclopedia of Watershed Divides. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87108-841-X.

[vandenbusche-2] Vandenbusche, Duane (1980). The Gunnison Country. Gunnison, Colorado: B&B Printers. LCCN 80-070455.