Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
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The Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway is a 49-mile National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. The byway ascen
The Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway approaching the summit
Pikes Peak Highway
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The Pikes Peak Highway is a 19-mile toll road that runs from Cascade, Colorado to the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, at an altitude of 14,115 feet. It is at least partially open year-round, u
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
…elevation near the 14,271-foot (4,350 m) summit of Mount Blue Sky, making it the highest paved road in North America (beating the 14,115-foot (4,302 m) Pikes Peak Highway by only 25 feet (8 m).) The byway visits Echo Lake Park, the Mount Goliath Natural Area, the Dos Chappell Nature Center, and Summit Lake Park on its…
Entrance to the Pikes Peak Highway
A view of the highway as it nears the summit
Downhill drivers have to check the brake temperatures of their vehicle at this station
The winding Pikes Peak Highway, looking down from 13,000 feet (3,960 m) at milepost 16 September 2011