We're Gonna Pass - Colorado Pass #3 - Coal Bank Pass
Moving to Colorado, we found something new to collect: passes. These are places that a road or hiking path was created at the lowest point between two mountains. You will find 166 mountain passes over 7,783 feet (2,372 m). Of those passes, 107 are actually drivable; however, there are only 61 of those are paved while the rest are either gravel or unimproved. Of the 61 roads that are drivable with an ordinary car (meaning low clearance and not a 4×4), 30 of them are over 10,000 ft (3048 m). Stat wise, this is a very collectible project.
If you would like to learn about what a pass is and how Colorado keeps travelers safe, please read our post We're Gonna Pass, Thank You - Colorado Passes and How To Traverse Them.
To view the article for the first Colorado Pass we visited, Kenosha Pass, CLICK HERE
This is a composit from our video screenshot & one of our selfies.
We were unable to stop and get a sign selfie.
Screenshot of Coal Bank Pass' location from Google Maps.
To view the article for the second Colorado Pass we visited, Wolf Creek Pass, CLICK HERE
This is a composit from our video screenshot & one of our selfies.
We were unable to stop and get a sign selfie.
Coal Bank Pass is 10,610 ft (3,234 m) located on Colorado Highway 550, just 34 miles north of Durango near Purgatory Resort it is a steady climb up. Even though it is not on the "Million Dollar Highway," it still has the same feeling as you drive close to the mountains' edges. Weather pending, almost all types of passenger vehicles can make it to the top where hikers can find the Engineer Mountain Trailhead. The town of Silverton is only 14 miles north of this pass, which is also the County Seat of San Juan County.
This was the very first pass we ever crossed that had a snow/ice-covered road. From just below the pass until we made it to Ouray (at the north end of the Million Dollar Highway) we questioned ourselves on if we should have put on chains. Looking back at the videos and images, we question our sanity, because we so should have put on the chains!
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Geographically so different to our part of the world, love high passes where you get a great view, Driving them is part of the adventure obviously we don't have ice or snow often, have no idea how to drive on it!
To be honest, neither did we! This was part of the trip we drove thinking the roads would be clear. We argued over whether to put chains on or not then tried to decide if we were going to turn around. It was one of the most beautiful drives we have ever been on and I would do it again in a heartbeat!
Glad you didn't turn around, sometimes going into a drive not knowing the conditions can turn into a lot of good fun and excellent scenery.
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This seems like a great trailing track, but not an easy one considering the winter conditions.
To be honest, if we would have known what we were doing, we would have not driven it. However, I am so glad we did. Fortunately for us, the conditions were better than they usually are in the winter there!.