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Douglas Pass, Colorado 

Douglas Pass, elevation 8,268 feet (2,501 meters), is a mountain pass in northwestern Colorado traversed by State Highway 139. It is not an especially high summit relative to other Colorado passes, and the road, though reasonably steep on the south side (7% grade), has no tight spots and only a few switchbacks.

The summit gives an unusual view of the northeast face of the La Sal Mountains (twelve peaks over 12,000 feet), 76 miles (122 km) away in Utah. The Northern Ute Tribe had established a trail over the pass that they used for centuries for hunting and travel, which was subsequently used by European explorers and settlers in the 1700s. Some 200 years latter, a road over the pass was constructed in the 1920s.

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Douglas Pass - CO 139: North side, looking south
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Douglas Pass - CO 139: South side, looking north
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Douglas Pass - CO 139: Looking North
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