Mount Evans Road
CO 5Echo Lake to Mount Blue Sky · Colorado
Distance14.0mi · 23 km
Drive time31 minon the road
DifficultyDemanding
Mountain
The highest paved road in North America, climbing past 14,000 ft.
CO 5 climbs from Echo Lake toward the summit of Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans), winding above the treeline past alpine lakes and mountain goats to the highest paved road in North America near 14,000 ft. Open only in summer; mind the severe altitude, the sheer unguarded edges, and the rapid weather changes.
Where it runs
Echo LakeStart · Colorado
Mount Blue SkyEnd · United States
Character
Corners38bends
Tightness7of 10
Max gradient9%≈ 1-in-11
Hairpins11tight bends
Climb1069 mtotal ascent
Summit4329 mhighest point · 14203 ft
Summer
Elevation
1067 m rangeKnow before you go
- Extreme altitude
- Sheer unguarded drops
- Lightning and sudden storms
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