- Created: July 14, 2023 6:10 pm
- Updated: November 9, 2023 6:33 pm
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 28 miles
- Time 38 min
- Speed 45 mph
- Min altitude 7874 ft
- Peak 10427 ft
- Climb 3878 ft
- Descent 1621 ft
Tennessee Pass is a fantastic road for all type of motorcycles and riders. Located between Minturn, CO and Leadville, CO the long straights, lazy turns and even a few tight switchbacks make it interesting but never super hard to navigate. Great views all along the route make it fun to pull over and snap pictures. Beginners should take it easy after the climb out of Minturn but once past that the road opens up and is fine.
1. Tennessee Pass
Tennessee Pass elevation 10,424 ft (3,177 m) is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The pass was named after Tennessee, the native state of a group of early prospectors.
The pass traverses the Continental Divide north of Leadville in a gap between the northern end of the Sawatch Range to the west and the northern end of the Mosquito Range to the east. It connects the headwaters of the Arkansas River to the south with the upper valley of the Eagle River (in the watershed of the Colorado River) to the north. The pass is traversed by U.S. Highway 24, allowing access between Leadville and Interstate 70 in the Eagle Valley. The pass has a gentle approach on both sides with few steep gradients and no major hairpin curves. The summit of the pass is nearly level. The road over the pass is generally open all year round, easily negotiable by most vehicles, and closes only during severe winter storms.
Source: Wikipedia
Tennessee Pass is a fantastic road for all type of motorcycles and riders. Located between Minturn, CO and Leadville, CO the long straights, lazy turns and even a few tight switchbacks make it interesting but never super hard to navigate. Great views all along the route make it fun to pull over and snap pictures. Beginners should take it easy after the climb out of Minturn but once past that the road opens up and is fine.
