Thursday, March 03, 2005

Highest Roads In North America

Highest Road In The USA
Mount Evans Byway, Colorado.

Highest Paved Through Road In The USA
Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
(We plan to cycle this road).

Highest Unpaved Through Road In The USA
The highest unpaved through road in the USA (and possibly in North America) is the Mosquito Pass between Leadville and Fairplay, Colorado. The summit of the pass is 13,186 feet.

Highest Road In Canada
The highest drivable pass in Canada is Highwood Pass (7239 ft. / 2205 m.). This road is Highway 40 in Kananaskis County, Alberta (southwest of Calgary).

There may well be paved or unpaved spur roads or four-wheel drive roads in the Canadian Rockies or in the Yukon which reach greater heights?

2 comments:

Sandy said...

try white mountain jeep road in california, above 14,000 feet

Unknown said...

My. Evans Scenic Byway. 14,230 feet and it's paved.