Hagerman Pass, ColoradoAltitude: 11,925 feetNearest Towns West Of Divide: Basalt Nearest Towns East Of Divide: Leadville Rivers/Watersheds West Of Divide: Ivanhoe Creek, Fryingpan River, Roaring Fork River, Colorado River Rivers/Watersheds East Of Divide: Glacier Creek, Lake Fork (including Turquoise Lake), Arkansas River, Mississippi River 
July 21, 2007 - Hagerman Pass is located in the Mt. Massive Wilderness area west of Turquoise Lake. I traveled to the pass on the east side of the divide, with Leadville being the nearest town in the upper Arkansas River Valley. I drove as far as I could with my low clearance vehicle and parked in an
area that had the historic Carlton Railroad Tunnel (below) and trailhead for Native Lake.
I walked approximately 2.5 miles each way along the dirt road to reach Hagerman Pass.
The high country views near the pass are beautiful as they typically are in Colorado.
However, the unsightly presence of
powerlines kept showing up. Here was the view at the pass.
It was a fairly cloudy day, and in fact, I had originally planned to hike the "14er" La Plata Peak this morning. However, with the risk of thunderstorms I'll do that mountain another day. Not far from Hagerman Pass, as I walked back down on the east side of the divide, I captured this photo that shows some roadside snow remaining. :)
The Carlton Railroad Tunnel. There was also another tunnel, called the "Hagerman Tunnel" that was used for the old railroads.
One nice view of Turquoise Lake.
Mt. Massive
- The common view of Mt. Massive from Leadville.
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