Wilkerson Pass, Mountain pass in Park County, Colorado.
Wilkerson Pass is a mountain pass at 9,507 feet (2,898 m) in the Rocky Mountains, within Pike National Forest in Park County, Colorado. It marks the eastern boundary of South Park, the high basin of the Colorado Plateau. U.S. Highway 24 crosses the pass, and a Forest Service visitor center with a few short trails sits at the summit. Pikes Peak of the Front Range lies to the east and the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range to the west.
Wilkerson Pass lies on the eastern edge of the South Park basin in Pike National Forest, Park County, Colorado. U.S. Highway 24 crosses the 9,507-foot summit, which has a gentle approach from both sides. The pass is about 50 miles west of Colorado Springs, between Pikes Peak to the east and the Collegiate Peaks to the west.
At the 9,507-foot summit, a U.S. Forest Service visitor center stands beside U.S. Highway 24, and a few short trails leave from the same spot. The pass marks the eastern edge of South Park, the high basin of Park County, and looks east to Pikes Peak of the Front Range and west to the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range.
U.S. Highway 24 crosses this mountain route with gentle grades that are passable for all vehicle types. Winter weather occasionally requires caution, but the road stays open year-round for regular traffic.
Wilkerson Pass marks the eastern rim of South Park, the wide basin of the Colorado high country. From the summit the view runs east to Pikes Peak on the Front Range and west to the Collegiate Peaks of the Sawatch Range, peaks above 14,000 feet (4,300 m).
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