Peak experiences

Colorado's highest paved roads and the elevations they reach

1. C-5, the Mount Evans Road, 14,130 feet

2. Highway 34, Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, 12,183 feet

3. C-82, Independence Pass, 12,095 feet

4. Highway 6, Loveland Pass, 11,992 feet

5. C-9, Hoosier Pass, 11,541 feet

6. C-149, Slumgullion Pass, 11,361 feet

7. C-91, Fremont Pass, 11,318

8. Highway 40, Berthoud Pass, I-70 to Winter Park, 11,315.

9. Highway 50, Monarch Pass, 11,312

10. I-70, Eisenhower Tunnel West Portal, 11,158; East Portal, 11,013

11. Highway 24, Shrine Pass, 11,089, I-70 to Leadville

12. Highway 550, Red Mountain Pass, Silverton to Ouray, 11,008

13 Highway 550, Molas Pass, Durango to Silverton, 10,899

14. Highway 160, Wolf Creek Pass, Pagosa Springs to Rio Grande, 10,850

15. I-70, Vail Pass, 10,666

Note: The Pikes Peak road reaches an elevation of 14,110 feet, but is not fully paved on top

Note: Utah's highest paved road is the Mirror Lake Highway, which crosses Bald Mountain Pass, elevation 10,715.

Sources: Colorado highway trivia at www.mesalek.com/colo and Colorado Highway Map.