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Highway 82
Aspen, CO 81611
United States -
+1 970 963 4959
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Neighborhood :
Outside the city
http://www.independencepass.org/ - Mon to Sun from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
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 breathtaking and the drive itself is enough to get th...
Fabulous experience!
Stunning scenery, excellent adventure, not for the nervous driver. The well-paved road tops out at Independence Pass (12,095 ft.). But if you ...
want to live there.
i like it. it was beautiful & high up! best time to go is after thanksgiving. we went for our honeymoon in october and it was to early for ski ...
Best night sky
I have never seen the night sky as clear and brilant before. My drive through at 2.00 am to Aspen Will say in my mind forever. I could not leav...
Scary!
No guardrails and precipitous drops! You're already about 14,000 feet, lacking oxygen, and there is nowhere to go but down. I'll never drive ...
Scary Cool
It was a crazy drive, beautiful but very risk taking. The mountains and view were amazing. Saw Elk and Goats.It was a narrow road that is alm...
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