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Dunckley Pass

Coordinates: 40°12′6″N 107°9′31″W / 40.20167°N 107.15861°W / 40.20167; -107.15861
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Dunckley Pass
Looking across the pass to The Flat Tops
Elevation2,977 m (9,767 ft)[1]
Traversed byRio Blanco County Road 8
(unpaved road)
LocationRio Blanco County, Colorado
RangeThe Flat Tops
Coordinates40°12′6″N 107°9′31″W / 40.20167°N 107.15861°W / 40.20167; -107.15861[1]
Topo mapUSGS Dunckley Pass
Dunckley Pass is located in Colorado
Dunckley Pass
Dunckley Pass
Location in Colorado

Dunckley Pass is a high mountain pass in The Flat Tops mountains of western Colorado. Rio Blanco County Road 8, a gravel road, traverses the pass, which divides the watersheds of East Fork Williams Fork and Fish Creek.[2]

The pass, part of the Flat Tops Trail Scenic and Historic Byway, is accessible to passenger cars, but only seasonally, generally from late May to October. The Dunckley Pass Overlook Picnic Site, near the actual pass, provides views of The Flat Tops.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dunckley Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 13 October 1978. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Rio Blanco County Road 8 (Dunckley Passes)". 4X4explore.com. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ "Dunckley Pass Overlook Picnic Site". Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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