Travelling through Cucharas Pass road
Cucharas Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 3.036m (9,960ft) above the sea level, located on the boundary of Huerfano and Las Animas counties, in south central Colorado in the United States.
Tucked away in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the road to the summit is totally paved. It’s called Colorado State Highway 12 (SH 12), also known as the Highway of Legends. The road winds its way through Cuchara, where you will begin to see the old volcanic dykes of Stonewall, Colorado. The Cuchara river will accompany you through most of your Northern journey.
The pass is 35.72km (22.2 miles) running north-south from Cuchara to Stonewall. At the summit, there is room for cars to pull off and take in the views. When the snow falls - which it does in the winter – things get tough and slippery.