  Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by CDOT | |
| Length | 49 mi[1] (79 km) |
| Existed | 1991–present |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |   SH 103 / I-70 Exit 240 Idaho Springs |
| East end |  SH 74 Bergen Park |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Clear Creek and Jefferson counties |
| Highway system | |
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The Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway is a 49-mile (79 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Clear Creek and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. The byway ascends to 14,140 feet (4,310 m) of elevation near the 14,271-foot (4,350 m) summit of Mount Blue Sky[a], making it the highest paved road in North America (beating the 14,115-foot (4,302 m) Pikes Peak Highway by only 25 feet (8 m).) The byway visits Echo Lake Park, the Mount Goliath Natural Area, the Dos Chappell Nature Center, and Summit Lake Park on its way to the summit. A fee is charged to travel State Highway 5 to the summit and vehicles over 30 feet (9.1 m) long are not allowed, although they are allowed on State Highway 103 which reaches its highest elevation of 11,020 feet (3,359 m) at Juniper Pass.
The byway connects to the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway at Bergen Park.
- ^ "Mount Blue Sky". Colorado Department of Transportation. 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Blevins, Jason (September 15, 2023). "The U.S. Geological Survey's Board on Geographic Names voted Friday to approve Mount Blue Sky as the replacement for Mount Evans". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
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