Loveland Pass

Loveland Pass late March

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The Loveland Pass with an altitude of 3655 m is located in the Rocky Mountains in the area of ​​the U.S. state of Colorado. About the Pass in the Front Range runs of U.S. Highway 6 Since the construction of the Eisenhower Tunnel in the 1970s, the majority of traffic is not more about this in bad weather quite treacherous mountain pass is deflected, but on the highway I-70. However, have trucks that are not allowed to drive on the tunnel, continue to take the road over this pass.

A drive along Route 6, the east tunnel in George Town on Interstate Highway branches off and Dillon runs into these offers in fine weather a scenic alternative to the tunnel passage. The driver of the tanker truck on the route, however, prefer average speeds that are found dangerously high on the narrow curves of the mountain pass many a tourists.

At the eastern end of the pass lies the Loveland Ski Area, a popular, well- accessible from Denver ski area.

Only in extremely adverse weather conditions in winter ( blizzard ) the pass for the traffic is blocked, then the limitations of the tunnel passage (see above) are repealed.

The pass was named after William A. H. Loveland, former president of the Colorado Central Railroad. The city of Loveland was likewise named after him, but is not near the pass.

• Pass in the United States
• Mountain pass
• Pass in the Rocky Mountains
• Summit County (Colorado)
• Clear Creek County
• Geography (Colorado)