| Cochetopa Pass | |
|---|---|
 Cochetopa Pass | |
| Elevation | 10,067 ft (3,068 m)[1] |
| Traversed by | CR NN14 / FR 750 |
| Location | Saguache County, Colorado, United States |
| Range | Rocky Mountains |
| Coordinates | 38°09′46″N 106°35′59″W / 38.1629°N 106.5998°W |
| Topo map | USGS North Pass |
Cochetopa Pass[3] is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of south-central Colorado. It lies on the Continental Divide between the city of Gunnison to the northwest and the town of Saguache to the southeast. It also lies on the boundary between the Gunnison and Rio Grande National Forests. Its name is taken from the Cochetopa Hills that it lies within, Cochetopa being the Ute Indian word for "pass of the buffalo".[1] The original pass is traversed by Saguache County Road NN14, a maintained gravel road. Another crossing, sometimes called North Cochetopa Pass and more often simply North Pass, is located nearby on State Highway 114, which is paved and reaches a slightly higher elevation.
- ^ a b Cochetopa Pass Looking up Sahwatch [Saguache] Creek. Unknown Date. Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum. 29 Mar. 2008. http://cprr.org/Museum/USPRR-Wm_Husson-PANZOOM/07coo.htm
- ^ Benson, Maxine (1994). 1001 Colorado Place Names. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 0-7006-0632-7.
- ^ Pronounced /koʊtʃɪˈtoʊpə/ [2] or sometimes locally /koʊtʃɪˈtoʊp/ .