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La Veta Pass-Uptop Historic District - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About La Veta Pass-Uptop Historic District

The Uptop Historic District, sitting at an elevation of 9,382 feet, is a ghost town located on top of Old La Veta Pass. On the border of Huerfano and Costilla County, Uptop can be accessed most of the year along County Rd 443.
Address : 3652 Co Rd 443, La Veta, CO 81055, USA

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Attractions Near La Veta Pass-Uptop Historic District

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La Veta PassLa Veta Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.869m above the sea level, located on the boundary between Costilla and Huerfano counties, in south central Colorado in the United States.b While this new route is slightly higher, it has no sharp curves and is thus better suited to modern highway traffic.
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Rough MountainRough Mountain is a mountain in the Sangre de Cristo Range in United States. It is one of the iconic location where you can have a good trek and also it offers breathtaking views and also you can get much close to the nature.
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Mount MestasMount Mestas is an imposing peak in Huerfano County, lying 3,000 feet over the plains to the east. Although it is very prominent in in area, it hardly receives any visitors, bypassed for the popular Sierra Blanca Massif which is farther west along US 160. This peak poses a grueling climb, starting south of the mountain along the highway and slogging northward over 2,500 vertical feet to the summit.
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Iron MountainIron Mountain is a mountain summit in the Never Summer Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 12,270-foot peak is located 2.4 miles east-southeast of the Cameron Pass, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separating State Forest State Park and Jackson County from Roosevelt National Forest and Larimer County.
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Silver MountainSilver Mountain rises just east of Mt. Mestas and is composed of the same granitic materials. It is also at the center of a set of granitic dikes radiating outward like spokes on a wheel around the mountain. A good trekking destination and also you can spend some beautiful time here with breathtaking views and also with beautiful nature.
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Francisco Fort MuseumFrancisco Fort Museum is a regional museum with a collection representing multiple eras. Where Legends Roam. They house the heirlooms of Huerfano County including locally and nationally important collections of Native American, Spanish settler, and pioneer artifacts. The Museum is open for tours Tuesday through Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

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Huerfano County
Huerfano County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The county's tourism board brands the county as "Southern Colorado's Spanish Peaks Country. Visitors are attracted to the Spanish Peaks and the many mountain-related activities they offer, such as mountain climbing, hiking, hunting, and sightseeing.

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