
La Veta Pass serves as a primary geographic focus in this southern Colorado survey, illustrating the complex transit corridors through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The landscape is defined by its history of high-altitude movement, featuring the Denver and Rio Grande Western Wagon Toll Road following the path of Sangre de Cristo Creek. This mountain pass area has long been a critical link between the San Luis Valley and the eastern plains, shown here before modern highway realignments altered the historic approaches to North La Veta Pass.
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7 editions found
1889 · Huerfano Park
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Huerfano Park
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Trinidad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Mc Carty Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · La Veta Pass
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · La Veta
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Cuchara
USGS Topo · 1:24,000