Argentine Pass, Arapaho National Forest

#28 among attractions in Arapaho National Forest

Mountain pass, Nature

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Argentine Pass, elevation 13,207 ft, is a high mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. Argentine Pass is located on the crest of the Front Range along the boundary southwest of Georgetown and is the highest named vehicle-accessible pass in the state. ()

Maximum elevation: 13207 ftCoordinates: 39°37'31"N, 105°46'59"W

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Argentine Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grays Peak, Pass Lake, Torreys Peak, American Discovery Trail.

2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grays Peak, Arapaho National Forest
50 min walk • Grays Peak is the tenth-highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The prominent 14,278-foot fourteener is the highest summit of the Front Range and the highest point on the Continental Divide and the Continental Divide Trail in North America.
5.5 miW
Lake
Pass Lake, Arapahoe Basin
140 min walk • Pass Lake is a small lake located south of Loveland Pass in Summit County, Colorado. Pass Lake drains east via an unnamed stream which flows into North Fork Snake River. The Pass Lake Picnic Area is located by the lake.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torreys Peak, Arapaho National Forest
60 min walk • Torreys Peak is a mountain in the Front Range region of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is one of 53 fourteeners in Colorado. Its nearest major city is Denver. Torreys Peak is located along the Continental Divide, as well as the division between Clear Creek County and Summit County.
~300 ftE
Hiking, Hiking trail
American Discovery Trail, Arapaho National Forest
2 min walk • The American Discovery Trail is a system of recreational trails and roads which collectively form a coast-to-coast hiking and biking trail across the mid-tier of the United States. Horses can also be ridden on most of this trail.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grizzly Peak, Arapaho National Forest
96 min walk • Grizzly Peak is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Also known as Grizzly Peak D, the 13,433-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 2.1 miles southeast by east of Loveland Pass, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sniktau, Arapaho National Forest
138 min walk • Mount Sniktau is a high mountain summit in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 13,240-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 1.6 miles northeast of Loveland Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.
1.9 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Grays Peak Trail, Arapaho National Forest
48 min walk • Grays Peak National Recreation Trail or Grays Peak Trail lies along the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located in the White River National Forest, Summit County. Grays Peak Trail is south of Interstate 70, east of Keystone Resort and near Montezuma.
1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Edwards, Arapaho National Forest
25 min walk • Mount Edwards is a high mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains' Front Range of North America. The 13,856-foot thirteener is located in Arapaho National Forest, 7.6 miles southwest of the Town of Georgetown, Colorado, United States, on the Continental Divide between Clear Creek and Summit counties.
7.4 miNE
Museum
Hotel de Paris, Georgetown
189 min walk • The Hotel de Paris is an historic hotel and museum located in the town of Georgetown, Colorado. The building stands on 6th Street, across from Georgetown Town Hall, in the eastern end of the town.
6.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Toll House, Georgetown
176 min walk • The Toll House is a residence in Clear Creek County, Colorado. It was built by 1878 near the toll gates of a private road linking mines between the towns of Silver Plume, Colorado and Georgetown, Colorado. The home belonged to Julius G.
5.8 miNW
View point
Loveland Pass, Keystone
147 min walk • Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in north-central Colorado, at an elevation of 11,990 feet above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States.