Pass Bagger 50 - Colorado Beemers

BMW Motorcycle Club of Colorado, Pass Bagger 50

For each pass there is a picture of the highway sign (or other nearby sign if there wasn't a highway sign),
one of my motorcycle by the sign, and one showing the general view from the pass.

For more pass photos: Motorcycles - 2006, Nissan Xterra - 2005.

For the stories: 2006 Motorcycles, 2005 Motorcycles.

Check at the bottom of this page for some good reference books.
(Click on thumbnails for full-sized images)

03/12/05, Crow Hill divide, Kenosha Pass, Red Hill Pass, Trout Creek Pass, Currant Creek Pass, Wilkerson Pass, Ute Pass, Mountain Shadows Pass (no sign), Monument Hill Divide. About 280 miles.

#1, 03/12/05, Crow Hill, 8,500 feet. US-285 east of Bailey. Deer Creek to north, North Fork of the South Platte River to south.

#2, 03/12/05, Kenosha Pass, 10,000 feet. US-285 east of Jefferson. Kenosha Gulch to north, Synder Creek to south.

#3, 03/12/05, Red Hill Pass, 10,051 feet. US-285 east of Fairplay. Crooked Creek to west, Trout Creek ot east.

#4, 03/12/05, Trout Creek Pass, 9,346 feet. US-24/US-285 east of Buena Vista. Salt Creek to north, Trout Creek to south.

#5, 03/12/05, Currant Creek Pass, 9,470 feet. CO-9 south of Hartsel. Threemile Creek to north, Currant Creek to south.

#6, 03/12/05, Wilkerson Pass, 9,507 feet. US-24 west of Divide. South Platte River to west, Link Creek to east.

#7, 03/12/05, Ute Pass, 9,165 feet. US-24 at Divide. Twin Creek to west, Trout Creek to east.

#8, 03/12/05, Monument Hill Divide, 7,352 feet. I-25 at Monument. South Platte River to north, Arkansas River to south.

04/23/05, Wixson Divide (no sign), Bigelow Divide, Greenhill Divide (no sign), North La Veta Pass, Old La Veta Pass, Cucharas Pass, Raton Pass. About 530 miles.

#9, 04/23/05, Bigelow Divide, 9,350 feet. CO-165 south of Wetmore. South Hardscrabble Creek to north, Bigelow Creek to south.

#10, 04/23/05, North La Veta Pass, 9,413 feet. US-160 west of Walsenburg. Sangre de Cristo Creek to west, South Abeyta Creek to east.

#11, 04/23/05, (Old) La Veta Pass, 9,382 feet. Old US-160 west of Walsenburg. Sangre de Cristo Creek to west, South Abeyta Creek to east.

#12, 04/23/05, Cucharas Pass, 9,941 feet. CO-12 south of La Veta. Cucharas River to north, Guajatoyah Creek to south.

#13, 04/23/05, Raton Pass, 7,881 feet. I-25 south of Trinidad. Raton Creek to north, Railroad Canyon to south.

05/21/05, Cameron Pass, Willow Creek Pass, Berthoud Pass. About 330 miles.

#14, 05/21/05, Cameron Pass, 10,276 feet. CO-14 west of Ft Collins. Michigan River to west, Joe Wright Creek to east.

#15, 05/21/05, Willow Creek Pass, 9,683 feet, on Continental Divide. CO-125 north of Granby. Snyder Creek to north, Willow Creek to south.

#16, 05/21/05, Berthoud Pass, 11,307 feet, on Continental Divide. US-40 south of Winter Park. Fraser River to west, West Fork of Clear Creek to east.

06/18/05, Loveland Pass, Ute Pass, Milner Pass, Fall River Pass. About 300 miles.

#17, 06/18/05, Loveland Pass, 11,990 feet, on Continental Divide. US-6 east of Dillon. North Fork Snake River to west, Clear Creek to east.

#18, 06/18/05, Ute Pass, 9,568 feet. FR-15 northeast of Silverthorne. Pass Creek to west, Williams Fork to east.

#19, 06/18/05, Milner Pass, 10,759 feet, on Continental Divide. US-34 in Rocky Mtn National Park. Colorado River to west, Cache la Poudre River to east.

#20, 06/18/05, Fall River Pass, 11,796 feet. US-34 in Rocky Mtn National Park. Cache la Poudre River to west, Fall River to east.

07/30/05, Squaw Pass, Juniper Pass, Berthoud Pass, Rollins Pass, Guanella Pass. About 220 miles.

#21, 07/30/05, Squaw Pass, 9,790 feet. CO-103 west of Bergen Park. Little Bear Creek to north, Corral Creek to south.

#22, 07/30/05, Juniper Pass, 11,030 feet. CO-103 east of Echo Lake. Devils Canyon to north, Beaver Dam Creek to south.

#23, 07/30/05, Rollins (Corona) Pass, 11,660 feet, on Continental Divide. FR-149 east of Winter Park. Ranch Creek to west, South Fork Middle Boulder Creek to east.

#24, 07/30/05, Guanella Pass, 11,669 feet. CtyRd-381 south of Georgetown. South Clear Creek to north, Duck Creek to south.

08/06/05, Kenosha Pass, Boreas Pass, Hoosier Pass, Weston Pass, Hagerman Pass, Fremont Pass. About 300 miles. (68,187' Ride)

#25, 08/06/05, Boreas Pass, 11,481 feet, on Continental Divide. FR-10 and FR-33 east of Breckenridge. Indiana Creek to west, Tarryall Creek to east.

#26, 08/06/05, Hoosier Pass, 11,542 feet, on Continental Divide. CO-9 south of Breckenridge. Blue River to north, Middle Fork of the South Platte River to south.

#27, 08/06/05, Weston Pass, 11,921 feet. Cty-7 and Cty-22 southwest of Fairplay. Big Union Creek to west, South Fork of the South Platte River to east.

#28, 08/06/05, Hagerman Pass, 11,925 feet, on Continental Divide. FR-105 west of Leadville. Ivanhoe Creek to west, Busk Creek to east.

#29, 08/06/05, Fremont Pass, 11,318 feet, on Continental Divide. CO-91 east of Leadville. Tenmile Creek to north, Arkansas River to south.

09/08/05, Shrine Pass, Vail Pass, Battle Mountain Summit, Tennessee Pass, Independence Pass, Trout Creek Pass, Red Hill Pass, Kenosha Pass. About 350 miles.

#30, 09/08/05, Shrine Pass, 11,089 feet. FR-16 west of Vail Pass. Turkey Creek to west, West Tenmile Creek to east.

#31, 09/08/05, Vail Pass, 10,662 feet. I-70 west of Frisco. Black Gore Creek to west, West Tenmile Creek to east.

09/08/05, Battle Mountain Summit. About 9,000 feet. US-24 south of Gilman.

#32, 09/08/05, Tennessee Pass, 10,424 feet. US-24 north of Leadville. South Fork of the Eagle River to north, Tennessee Creek to south.

#33, 09/08/05, Independence Pass, 12,095 feet. CO-82 west of Twin Lakes. Roaring Fork River to west, North Fork Lake Creek to east.

Here are the books I've been using to find my way around the state:
-- "The Passes of Colorado, An Encyclopedia of Watershed Divides", by Ed Helmuth & Gloria Helmuth, Pruett Publishing Company, 1994, ISBN 0-87108-841-X. Information about 469 passes around the state. My number one resource for the Pass Bagger.
-- "Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer, Topo Maps of the Entire State", DeLorme, 1997, ISBN 0-89933-206-4. Divides the state into 103 very detailed topographic maps.
-- "Colorado Recreational Road Atlas", MAPSCO, ISBN 1-56966-319-X. Less detailed than the Gazetteer, but divides the state into 32 easy-to-read maps. The spiral-bound book also has 40 pages of city maps.
-- "4WD Adventures, Colorado, How to Explore the Remote Grandeur of Colorado Without Getting Lost", by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson, Swagman Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-9665675-5-2. Contains 76 maps of various trails around the state. For each trail there is a history, route directions with milages and GPS coordinates, and a map. The author also has three similar books for different regions of the state.
-- "Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails, Vol 1 and 2", by Charles A. Wells, FunTreks, Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-9664976-0-0 and 0-9664976-1-9. Between the two books there are directions and maps for 105 trails in the state.
-- "Colorado Above Timberline, Scenic Drives, 4WD Trips & Classic Hikes", by Jeremy Agnew, Westcliffe Publishers, 2005, ISBN-10 1-56579-498-2. Includes information about ten scenic drives and ten 4WD trips, each with directions, maps, and excellent color photos.
-- "John Fielder's Best of Colorado", by John Fielder, Westcliffe Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-56579-429-X. More general in nature but with its 469 pages, the book contains a lot of information, maps, and photos.
-- "The Colorado Pass Book, A Guide to Colorado's Backroad Mountain Passes", by Don Koch, Pruett Publishing, 1987, ISBN 0-87108-728-6. Has information about 82 Colorado backcountry pass roads.
-- "Backroads of Colorado", by Boyd and Barbara Norton, Rand McNally and Co., 1983, ISBN 0-528-88220-1. Has information about 44 back roads.

� 2005-06 Randy Bishop Last modified: June 16, 2006

� 2005-06 Randy Bishop
Last modified: June 16, 2006