Colorado State Highway 5

State Highway 5 marker
State Highway 5
Mount Blue Sky Highway
Map
SH 5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length14.894 mi[1] (23.970 km)
Tourist
routes
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway
RestrictionsClosed winters
Major junctions
South endSummit of Mount Blue Sky
North end SH 103 at Echo Lake
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesClear Creek
Highway system
  • Colorado State Highway System
SH 3 US 6

Colorado State Highway 5 (SH 5) is a 14.89-mile-long (23.96 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado that is the highest paved road in North America with its upper terminus at 14,140 feet (4,310 m) elevation near the summit of Mount Blue Sky and its lower terminus at 10,650 feet (3,246 m) elevation at State Highway 103 near Echo Lake.

  1. ^ "Highway Data Explorer". Retrieved January 22, 2022.