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Independence Pass
Independence Pass

Drive above 12,000 feet

Highway 82
Aspen, CO
81611

Neighborhood: Outside the city

Phone: +1 970 963 4959
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At 12,095 feet, this pass ranks as one of the highest paved roads in North America. The views from up top are stunning and border on the kind normally only reserved for National Geographic photographers. The drive from Aspen is equally stunning as the highway zigzags past thick stands of pine, towering cliffs, streams and Independence Ghost Town. Hairpin turns with precarious drop-offs add to the driving drama. Take Highway 82 east out of Aspen and follow it for approximately 20 miles. Parking, a handicapped paved hiking trail with viewing stand and a Continental Divide sign mark the summit. The road is closed during winter.

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Colorado at its best
Independance Pass is Colorado high country made accessable to the masses. The scenery is breathtaki...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 12 2008


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Fabulous experience!
Stunning scenery, excellent adventure, not for the nervous driver. The well-paved road tops out at ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 31 2008


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want to live there.
i like it. it was beautiful & high up! best time to go is after thanksgiving. we went for our honeym...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 26 2008



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