Top of the Rockies

State: Colorado
Length: 75.0 mi / 120.7 km
Time to Allow: 2.5 hours to drive or a couple of days to visit the byway

With altitudes seldom dipping below 9,000 feet, this byway earns its name. Visit historic mining railroad towns en route to historic Leadville, the highest incorporated community in the U.S. Old mining camps attest to the state's rich mining heritage. The route crosses the Continental Divide twice and traces the Arkansas River.

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• Top of the Rockies Overview
  

  With altitudes rarely falling below 9,000 feet, the byway is worthy of its name. Cross the 10,424-foot Tennessee Pass en route to the booming...

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• Top Notch Golfing on the Top of the Rockies
  

  For a top notch golfing experience, travel the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway. Visit Mt. Massive Golf Course, North America's highest golf course.

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• 2-Day Trip: Top of the Rockies Historical Tour
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  This tour begins in the town of small mountain town of Dowd, and it weaves across the beautiful, rugged stretch of land that graces Colorado. [more]

• 1-Day Trip: Independence Pass--A Journey through History's Most Scenic Working Landscape
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  Surrounded by stunning scenery only visible at altitudes that rarely drop below 9,000 feet and climb up to 12,095 feet, Independence Pass... [more]

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