Monarch Pass

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Monarch Pass is a high mountain pass in the Colorado Rockies known for its scenic views, Continental Divide crossing, and role as a key route for U.S. Highway 50.

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Label Occurrences
Monarch Pass canonical 5

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass ⓘ
transportation route ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
connects Gunnison, Colorado ⓘ
Poncha Springs, Colorado ⓘ
county Chaffee County, Colorado ⓘ
Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ
crosses Continental Divide of the Americas ⓘ
linked to: Continental Divide
elevation 11312 feet ⓘ
3448 meters ⓘ
hasCommercialServices gift shop at summit (seasonal) ⓘ
hasCommunicationTowers yes ⓘ
hasFeature high-altitude weather conditions ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ
steep grades ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Continental Divide Trail ⓘ
Monarch Crest Trail ⓘ
Monarch Mountain ski area ⓘ
hasRestArea summit parking area ⓘ
hasRunawayTruckRamps yes ⓘ
hasSummitFacility Monarch Crest visitor facilities ⓘ
isImportantFor east–west travel across central Colorado ⓘ
isOn Continental Divide Scenic Byway ⓘ
isPartOf transcontinental route of U.S. Highway 50 ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Rocky Mountains ⓘ
maintainedBy Colorado Department of Transportation ⓘ
nearestTownEast Poncha Springs, Colorado ⓘ
nearestTownWest Sargents, Colorado ⓘ
partOf Colorado State Highway System ⓘ
roadLanes two-lane highway ⓘ
traversedBy U.S. Route 50 ⓘ
usedFor automobile travel ⓘ
bicycle touring ⓘ
commercial trucking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
viewIncludes San Luis Valley (distant views) ⓘ
Sawatch Range peaks ⓘ
linked to: Sawatch Range
winterConditions avalanche risk areas nearby ⓘ
frequent snow ⓘ
icy roads ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sawatch Range → containsPass → Monarch Pass ⓘ
Continental Divide → hasNotablePass → Monarch Pass ⓘ
Salida, Colorado → locatedNear → Monarch Pass ⓘ
Chaffee County, Colorado → contains → Monarch Pass ⓘ