Historical Marker

(Old) La Veta Pass

Mountain Passes · Mountain Passes · Huerfano

Colorado marker

Inscription

La Veta Pass. Between the waters of the Arkansas and the Rio Grande. Altitude 9,382 feet. "La Veta" is Spanish for "the vein." Named for the mineral veins appearing on the mountains. Narrow guage railroad built 1877. Railroad later re-located. Abandoned grade converted into highway 1921-22. Erected 1929.

Location

AddressMountain Passes
CityMountain Passes
CountyHuerfano
StateColorado
Coordinates37.593047, -105.203341

Sources

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(Old) La Veta Pass

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According to The Colorado Magazine, Volume 47, Number 3, Summer 1970.