Guanella Pass closes for season in Clear Creek, Park counties

A scenic mountain pass west of Denver is now closed for the season Clear Creek County authorities informed Monday Guanella Pass a popular fall destination for leaf peepers is a -mile scenic byway that climbs above the treeline near Georgetown about miles west of Denver Multiple peaks are visible along the direction including Mount Bierstadt and Mount Blue Sky The highest part of the mountain pass typically closes for winter after Thanksgiving and reopens close to Memorial Day weekend according to Clear Creek County County executives declared the closure covers roughly miles of Guanella Pass between Naylor Lake Road and the Burning Bear Campground Related Articles Zach Bryan will play two Denver shows next year Tickets on sale this week men caught in Aurora child predator sting take deals plead guilty Metro Denver Crime Stoppers tips a core investigative strategy in age of surveillance Prospective employees companies negotiate fast-changing new world of AI To celebrate Colorado s th birthday historians want to capture the stories of its present Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter