MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide Colorado United States Highway #160 "Cortez to Walsenburg" Miles ITEM SUMMARY 0.0 Cortez, CO The city of Cortez, Colorado, a city in Montezuma County, CO. Cortez is a popular stop for tourists for its close proximity to surrounding attractions such as Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley, and the Four Corners. Also here is Parque De Vida, Centennial Park, Southwest Memorial Hospital and the Conquistador Golf Course. Altitude: 6191 feet 2.2 Junction State Route #145 Junction State Route #145 / County Road 27, Conquistador Golf Course, Lakeside Drive to, Denny Lake Park, Denny Lake. Altitude: 6168 feet 3.7 County Road 29 : Totten County Road 29, Totten Lake, a lake located north off United States Lake Route #160. Altitude: 6165 feet 10.3 Entrance : Mesa Verde State Highway #10, Entrance to Mesa Verde National Park, Spruce National Park Canyon Trail, Mesa Verde National Park Headquarters, Ara Morafield Campground, Mesa Verde National Park Chief Ranger Office, Mesa Verde Wilderness, a 8500 acre wilderness area located within Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. These three small and separate sections of the National Park are located on the steep north and east boundaries and serve as buffers to further protect the significant Native American sites. Unlike most wilderness areas, visitor access to Mesa Verde Wilderness is prohibited. Altitude: 6886 feet 11.3 Access : Mesa Verde RV Access to, Mesa Verde RV Resort, located just off United States Resort Highway #160. Altitude: 6844 feet 18.0 Junction State Route #184 Junction State Route #184, N Main Street. The town of Mancos, Colorado, a Statutory Town located in Montezuma County, CO in southwestern Colorado, near the Four Corners, at the base of Mesa Verde National Park and holds the trademark for 'Gateway to Mesa Verde'. Mancos, CO offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities, Mancos Public Library, Mancos Wayside Park, and Bauer Lake, a lake located north of Mancos, CO along County Road 41. Weber, CO lies to the south. Altitude: 7041 feet 20.5 Co Rd 44: San Juan Nat'l County Road 44, Road 567, to San Juan National Forest, Weber Forest Reservoir. Altitude: 7313 feet 34.2 Co Rd 124 : Mayday, CO County Road 124, Mayday, CO, Hesperus Mountain or Hesperus Peak, a peak in the La Plata Mountains, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. It is visually quite prominent as it is near the southern edge of the San Juans. Lavender Peak, a peak in the La Plata Mountains, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains, which in turn are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Altitude: 8179 feet 34.7 State Route #140: State Route #140, Hesperus, CO, a town located in La Plata County, Hesperus, CO CO. Blue Lake Ranch, near Breen, CO. Kline, CO, a community in La Plata County, CO. Altitude: 8143 feet 36.8 Durango Ridge Road Durango Ridge Road, Perkins Peak Lane. Altitude: 7877 feet 41.8 County Road 207/Lightner County Road 207/Lightner Creek Road, Perins Peak State Wildlife Creek Road Area, located within San Juan National Forest. Altitude: 6834 feet Page 1/9 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-24 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 45.2 Junction U.S.Route #550: Junction United States Route #550. The city of Durango, CO, in La Durango, CO Plata County, CO: Buckley Park, Chapman Hill Municipal Ski Area, Claire Viles Park, Durango Public Library, La Plata County Weed Office, Folsom Park, Memorial Park Phase II, Fort Lewis College, Janson Memorial Playground, Chapman Lake, Alpen Rose Campground, a campground located along U.S.Route #550 within San Juan National Forest, Community of Trimble, CO and Hermosa, CO. Altitude: 6486 feet 46.4 Animas River Trail : Four Frontage Road, Animas River Trail, Four Corners Whitewater, Animas Corners Whitewater Surgical Hospital. Altitude: 6486 feet 47.8 County Road #3 : Hospital County Road #3, Animas Surgical Hospital, Community of Carbon Junction, Colorado. Altitude: 6424 feet 48.8 River Road : Airport River Road, County Road 213, Animas Air Park, a privately-owned public-use airport located south of Durango, CO in La Plata County, CO. Altitude: 6467 feet 49.5 Junction U.S.Route #550 Junction U.S.Route #550, U.S.Route #550 ends its overlapping and runs southward. Altitude: 6506 feet 51.3 Access Road : Mercy Access road to Mercy Regional Medical Center located along United Regional Medical Center States Highway #34. Altitude: 6772 feet 52.6 Junction State Route #172 Junction State Route #172, County Road 234, Crestview Memorial Garden, Faith Community Church, Pastorius Reservoir, Community of Falfa, CO, Oxford, CO,and Durango-La Plata County Airport, a public airport located southeast of Durango, CO. Altitude: 6969 feet 54.3 County Road 222: Fonda, County Road 222, Community of Florida, Colorado, Altitude: 6906 feet CO 61.9 County Road 507 : Gem County Road 507, Gem Village, CO. Altitude: 6847 feet Village, CO 63.3 County Road 502 : RV Park County Road 502, Riverside RV Park, located along United States Highway #160, just outside Bayfield, Colorado. Altitude: 6919 feet 63.9 County Road 501 : County Road 501, to Bayfield, CO in La Plata County. Bayfield Bayfield, CO Recreation Dept., located on the Pine River, Pine River Picnic Pavillion. Altitude: 6926 feet 72.0 Beaver Meadows Road Beaver Meadows Road, connects with Pine Spring Drive, Forest Route #133, Bear Creek Road to, Bear Creek Meadow in the Pine River Valley. Altitude: 7392 feet 78.6 Fosset Gulch Road /Co Rd Fosset Gulch Road / County Road 193, to Piedra River on the southeast. 193 Altitude: 7011 feet 82.0 Lower Piedra : Chimney, Lower Piedra Road, Community of Chimney Colorado, located on the CO Piedra River along U.S.Route #160, Altitude: 6581 feet 88.1 Junction State Route #151 Junction State Route #151, Capote Lake, Pargin Reservoir, Chimney Rock - a rock formation resembling a Chimney on the mountains within San Juan National Forest lies west off State Route #151. Altitude: 6755 feet 91.0 Co Rd 700 Extn : County Road 700 Extension/Robbers Roost, Community of Dyke, Colorado, Altura, Colorado, a community in Archuleta County, Colorado, Altitude: 6736 feet 100.2 Pagosa Blvd: Reservoir Pagosa Boulevard, Borns Lake Reservoir, located within San Juan National Forest, Altitude: 7530 feet Page 2/9 PDF Document Generated on 2021-Sep-24 Copyright 2021, Mile By Mile Media MileByMile.com Personal Road Trip Guide 100.7 Pinon Causeway : Lake Pinon Causeway, Pinon Lake Reservoir, Lake Pagosa, Sullenburger Reservoir, Stevens Reservoir, Hatcher Reservoir, Dunnagan Reservoir, located off United States Highway #160, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Altitude: 7513 feet 101.9 Co. Rd 600/ Piedra Road County Road 600 / Piedra Road, to Sullenberger Reservoir, Stevens Field, Stevens Reservoir, Altitude: 7605 feet 104.6 N 4th Street/Hot Springs N 4th Street/Hot Springs Boulevard, the town of Pagosa Springs, CO, a Blvd: Pagosa Springs, CO city in Archuleta County, CO. Pagosa Hot Springs, one of the largest and hottest natural springs in the world and one which continues to be celebrated for its therapeutic powers; visitors from all over the world come to enjoy its hot baths. The Hot Springs are a natural complement to the Pagosa Springs areas year round recreational activities, which include downhill and cross country skiing at nearby Wolf Creek ski area, snowmobiling. Altitude: 7087 feet 105.5 Junction U.S.Route #84 Junction U.S.Route #84, Echo Canyon Reservoir, Altitude: 7113 feet 108.9 US Forest Service Road US Forest Service Road 666, Fawn Gulch Road, Community of 666: Treasure, CO Treasure, Colorado. Altitude: 7303 feet 115.1 East Fork Road : Usfs 667/East Fork Road. This road winds through scenic San Juan Campground National Forest, Wolf Creek Campground and the Continental Divide Trail. Altitude: 7631 feet 116.8 Access : T Lazy T Access to, T Lazy T Reservoir, A small loop for the travelers to rest on Reservoir the side of the United States Highway #160, near Wolf Creek Pass, in San Juan National Forest. Altitude: 7733 feet 119.1 County Rd 648: West Fork County Road 648, West Fork San Juan River, Hatcher Lakes, Borns San Juan River Lake, Treasure Falls, a water fall located along the United States Highway #160, in San Juan National Forest, near Wolf Creek Pass. Altitude: 7907 feet 124.2 Fall Creek Road Fall Creek Road / County Road 39, Wolf Creek Pass, a mountain pass traversed by United States Highway #160, in the San Juan National Forest, Wolf Creek Fall, a water fall lies nearby. Altitude: 9636 feet 128.1 Co Rd 402/Continental County Road 402/Continental Divide Trail, Wolf Creek Pass, a high Divide Trail: Wolf Creek mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Pass Colorado. U.S.Highway #160, passes through to New Mexico and Arizona. Wolf Creek Pass is also an attraction for tourists, as it is known for the natural beauty of the wilderness the United States Highway #160 passes through. Altitude: 10814 feet 128.8 County Road 391: Wolf Country Road 391, Wolf Creek Ski Area, a ski area in the San Juan Creek Ski Area Mountains of Colorado, located on the Wolf Creek Pass between Pagosa Springs, Colorado and South Fork, Colorado. A popular ski resort for vacationers from surrounding U.S States, as well as many European countries. Altitude: 10597 feet 133.7 Pass Creek Road /Co Rd Pass Creek Road/County Road 390, Pass Creek Lake, Tucker Pond, in 390 Rio Grande National Forest near Bonita Pass.