Cameron Pass Winter
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Cameron Pass Winter
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Cameron Pass, reaching 10,276 feet above sea level, is a mountain pass in north-central Colorado located in the Rocky Mountains of the western part of the United States. The pass is a gap between the south end of the Medicine Bow Mountains and the north end of the Never Summer Mountains. It sits on the border between Jackson County and Larimer County, approximately 3 miles north of the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park and provides the most convenient route between Fort Collins and Walden in North Park, using State Highway 14.
The pass was named for Robert Cameron, the founder of the Fort Collins Agricultural Colony and former Union general, in 1870. Cameron pass was surveyed several times for railroads, including once by the Union Pacific Railroad as a possible route for a line through the Rockies. However, no railroad was ever built. The pass is located at the boundary of the Roosevelt National Forest and the Colorado State Forest State Park. Parking lots on the east and west sides of the pass, as well as at the summit allow access to nearby trails that are popular both for hiking in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter. Cameron pass receives deep snow during the winter months and is prone to avalanches, but it usually remains open all-year round. There is a mild approach from the West where the road rises out of the broad North Park area, and is steep from the East where the road climbs from Fort Collins up the narrow Poudre River valley.
Some digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition.
Image copyright 2024 Jon Burch Photography
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March 7th, 2024
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