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Ute Pass
Ute Pass
is located in central Colorado along US
Highway 24, between the city of Manitou
Springs to the east, and the town of Florissant to the
west. Ute
Pass skirts the north side of Pikes
Peak and climbs 3,000 Ft. to its summit at the town of Divide,
which is 9,165 Ft. above sea level.
Ute
Pass began as a bison trail that
connected the prairie with the mountain meadows of what we now call South Park.
For years the indigenous people, now called the Ute Tribe, followed
the herds up and down the Pass. Later
the trail became a wagon road, and in 1888 the Colorado Midland Railway put
in tracks to service the mining operations in mountains to the west.
The railroad tracks
are gone (as of the 1950's) and the wagon road is now a 4-lane highway,
Colorado Hwy 24, a major east-west corridor for the state of Colorado..
To view a detailed
map of the area click here. - This could take a while to download.
Historical
Society
The Ute Pass Historical Society was incorporated in 1976 to preserve the
heritage of the central Ute Pass corridor into the Rocky Mountains
from the plains to the East. Formed by
dedicated and generous local families, individuals and businesses, and shaped
by community support, it has
built upon that foundation to form its present cadre of enthusiastic
Volunteers. These actively seek ways
to preserve and to share the history of this unique portion of the Rocky
Mountain West with their fellow residents and visitors alike.
To learn more about
the Society please refer to the About
UPHS page.
Notice:
Notice to Members: Annual membership fees for year are now due.
Please submit your membership
form with payment as soon as possible.
We thank you!
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