Is Imogene Pass open?
Ouray (Camp Bird Rd) ↔ Telluride · 13,114′ · Difficult 4WD. Typically open June 28 to October 5.
The second-highest vehicle pass in Colorado at 13,114′, linking Ouray and Telluride over the Sneffels Range. Steep, rocky climbs on both sides with stream crossings and shelf sections. Snowfields often block the summit well into July.
Highlights
- Tomboy ghost town at 11,500′ above Telluride
- Savage Basin and Ptarmigan Lake
- Route of the annual Imogene Pass Run from Ouray to Telluride
History & lore
- At 13,114 feet it's the second-highest drivable pass in Colorado.
- The Imogene Pass Run, a 17-mile mountain race from Ouray to Telluride, has crossed the summit every September since 1974.
- The Tomboy Mine on the descent inspired the classic 1969 memoir 'Tomboy Bride.'
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