Peak to Peak Scenic Byway

Peak to Peak Scenic Byway National Forest Scenic Byway
Peak to Peak Scenic Byway National Forest Scenic Byway
Route information
	Maintained by CDOT
Length	55 mi (89 km)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 119 Black Hawk
North end	US 34 / US 36 / SH 7 Estes Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties
Highway system
	Scenic Byways; National; National Forest; BLM; NPS; Colorado State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918^[3] and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black Hawk Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.

The Peak to Peak Highway connects to the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Estes Park.

Route[edit]

Parks & Recreation Areas[edit]

Mountain peaks[edit]

Mount Flora
Mount Eva
Mount Epworth
Mount Jasper
Apache Peak
Mount Audubon 13,229 feet (4,032 m)
Meadow Mountain
Copeland Mountain
Mount Meeker 13,916 feet (4,242 m)
Longs Peak 14,259 feet (4,346 m)
Twin Sisters Peaks

Gallery[edit]

Aspen Trees on the Peak to Peak
Longs Peak
Chapel on the Rock (officially, Saint Catherine of Siena Chapel)

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Peak to Peak". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ Colorado Department of Transportation. "Peak To Peak". Colorado Department of Transportation.

External links[edit]

39°57′45″N 105°30′37″W / 39.9626°N 105.5103°W / 39.9626; -105.5103 (Nederland, Colorado, USA)

[1] "Peak to Peak". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[2] "Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway". America's Scenic Byways. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[codot.gov-3] Colorado Department of Transportation. "Peak To Peak". Colorado Department of Transportation.

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