Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in north-central Colorado, at an elevation of 11,990 feet (3,655 m) above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States.
Loveland Pass in late March 2005
Loveland Pass, 1941
US 6 through Loveland Pass is the primary route for trucks that are prohibited from passing through the Eisenhower Tunnel.
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history. At lower elevations it may be called a hill pass. A mountain pass is typically formed between two volcanic peaks or created by erosion from water or wind.
Sani Pass in Mokhotlong, Lesotho
Idealised mountain pass represented as the green line; the saddle point is in red.
Col between Kensgriff and Yarlsidine in the Howgill Fells, England
Stelvio Pass in the Alps (Italy)