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This morning I took a drive up to Old Monarch Pass,
which you guessed it, isn't very far from Monarch Pass and Highway 50. The entrance
on the Chaffee County side is approximately one mile east of the official Monarch Pass where
this sign can be clearly seen. |
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A 4-wheel drive may be preferable, but I made it to
the top with my 1993 Honda Accord. At one point, I pulled over and snapped this scenic
photo of the mountains behind Ski Monarch. The road runs along the boundary to the Ski Monarch Ski & Snowboard Area. |
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This was probably the only rough spot on the entire drive.
I drove around it to the left which you can't see in the photo. ;) |
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There it is! ... Old Monarch Pass. |
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Two pictures of the views looking out on the Gunnison County side of
Old Monarch Pass. |
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There is a small parking area at Old Monarch Pass
and the Continental Divide Trail has a path that heads along the south ridge. |
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For whatever reason, I seem to have a growing hobby of visiting
and photographing high mountain passes in Colorado! :) |
