A paved road to Battle Mountain Summit in CO

Battle Mountain Summit is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.825m (9,267ft) above the sea level, located in southeastern Eagle County, Colorado, in United States.

Battle Mountain Summit

The road to the summit is paved. It’s called U.S. Route 24 (US 24). The road features some stunning views overlooking the old company town of Gilman. This climb is short and not too steep, about two miles and 4% grade, but very scenic.

The pass is 49.72km (30.9 miles) long, running north-south from Eagle-Vail (in Eagle County along Interstate 70) to Leadville, the county seat of Lake County.