San Francisco Pass (west)


San Francisco Pass (west) - Las Animas County - Colorado - 9,150 feet
Bonito Canyon to north. North Fork of the Vermejo River to south.

From Stonewall, CR-13.1, 12.0 (South Torres Rd), CR-5 (Bonito Canyon Rd).
gravel - dual sport

photos by Randy Bishop, 7/21/2020


At the CR-13/CR-12 intersection, about 5.5 miles from CO-12.

At the CR-13/CR-12 intersection.
 

At the CR-13/CR-12 intersection.
 

At the CR-13/CR-12 intersection.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, about 6.5 miles from CO-12.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, looking south.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, looking south.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, looking south.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, looking west.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, looking west.
 

At the CR-12/CR-7 intersection, about 5 miles from the summit.

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photos by John Meyer, 7/4/2017


At the summit.

At the summit.

At the summit.

photos by Karst Postma, 5/5/2011


At the summit.
 
 

At the summit.
 
 

At the summit.
 
 

At the summit.
 
 

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The summit of San Francisco Pass (west) is located at 37 01 26N 105 05 58W.
Recognized by Colorado Road & Recreation Atlas,
and in "The Passes of Colorado, An Encylopedia of Watershed Divides" by Ed Helmuth & Gloria Helmuth.

From United States Board on Geographic Names:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
San Francisco Pass 193156 Gap Las Animas CO 365625N 1050512W 7969 Vermejo Park - 13-OCT-1978
San Francisco Pass 901921 Gap Colfax NM Unknown Unknown - Colfax - 01-DEC-1992

Other geographic features in the area, from United States Board on Geographic Names:
Feature Name ID Class County State Latitude Longitude Ele(ft) Map BGN Date Entry Date
Bonito Canyon 193155 Valley Las Animas CO 370341N 1050450W 8458 Torres - 13-OCT-1978
San Francisco Pass (east) 194907 Gap Las Animas CO 370220N 1042106W 8432 Barela - 13-OCT-1978



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