The Colorado Rockies Monarch Pass

The pass is widely considered one of the most scenic in Colorado, offering a panoramic view of the southern end of the Sawatch Range from the summit. The pass is located on the continental divide of North America. ( Note: A continental divide is a line of elevated terrain forming a boundary between two watersheds  such that water falling on one side of the border travels to one ocean / body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of a continent. )

View West from above Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains

View to the West from Monarch Pass in the Sawatch Range of the Colorado Rockies

Sign at summit of Monarch Pass

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