Mount Blue Sky Highway | ||||
SH 5 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by CDOT | ||||
Length | 14.894 mi[1] (23.970 km) | |||
Tourist routes | Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway | |||
Restrictions | Closed winters | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Summit of Mount Blue Sky | |||
North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Colorado | |||
Counties | Clear Creek | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.