Max
July 20th, 2013, 08:40 PM
Come one, come all! I'm running Argentine Pass tomorrow morning. Get out there and get your Official 2013 Front Range 4x4 Wheeler badge! Anyone wanting to join, we can determine a time and meeting place depending on where you're coming from. The trail is fairly easy if I remember correctly. There was only one spot that near the top that could give someone in a stock SUV trouble. Literally, the high point on this trail is the top of the pass where you can see over the other side.
Bring your A Game. No Wimps. No Excuses.
just kidding, we'll have fun :D
Here's the TD link: http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=60
From Wikipedia:
Argentine Pass, elevation 13,207 ft (4,025 m), is a high mountain pass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pass) that crosses the Continental Divide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide) in the Front Range (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Range) of the Rocky Mountains (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains) of central Colorado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado) in the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States).
The highest named vehicle-accessible pass in the state, Argentine Pass is located on the crest of the Front Range (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Range) along the boundary between Clear Creek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado) and Summit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_County,_Colorado) counties southwest of Georgetown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Colorado). The pass is flanked by Mount Edwards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Edwards_%28Colorado%29) to the northwest and Argentine Peak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Peak) to the southeast. It is traversed by a rugged four-wheel drive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive) trail, part of which is the grade of the long-abandoned Argentine Central Railway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Central_Railway). This trail is passable only on foot or with a modified 4x4 vehicle in good weather during the summer.
The pass was the location of silver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver) discovery in 1864 that led to the growth of Georgetown as an early center of the silver mining industry in Colorado. The region on the east side of the pass became heavily mined in the following decades, with many remains of mining activity visible today.
Note: Vehicle travel is only possible on the Georgetown side, the Horseshoe Basin side may only be traversed by foot or by bicycle.
Bring your A Game. No Wimps. No Excuses.
just kidding, we'll have fun :D
Here's the TD link: http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php?id=60
From Wikipedia:
Argentine Pass, elevation 13,207 ft (4,025 m), is a high mountain pass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pass) that crosses the Continental Divide (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide) in the Front Range (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Range) of the Rocky Mountains (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountains) of central Colorado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado) in the United States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States).
The highest named vehicle-accessible pass in the state, Argentine Pass is located on the crest of the Front Range (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Range) along the boundary between Clear Creek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado) and Summit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_County,_Colorado) counties southwest of Georgetown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown,_Colorado). The pass is flanked by Mount Edwards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Edwards_%28Colorado%29) to the northwest and Argentine Peak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Peak) to the southeast. It is traversed by a rugged four-wheel drive (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive) trail, part of which is the grade of the long-abandoned Argentine Central Railway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Central_Railway). This trail is passable only on foot or with a modified 4x4 vehicle in good weather during the summer.
The pass was the location of silver (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver) discovery in 1864 that led to the growth of Georgetown as an early center of the silver mining industry in Colorado. The region on the east side of the pass became heavily mined in the following decades, with many remains of mining activity visible today.
Note: Vehicle travel is only possible on the Georgetown side, the Horseshoe Basin side may only be traversed by foot or by bicycle.