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Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft (3,559 m), is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on and traverses the Continental Divide of the Americas at the crest of the Front Range southwest of Boulder and is located approximately five miles east and opposite the resort in Winter Park—in the general area between Winter Park and Rollinsville. Rollins Pass is at the boundaries of Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties. Over the past 10,000 years, the pass provided a route over the Continental Divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed of South Boulder Creek (in the basin of the South Platte River) with the Pacific Ocean watershed of the Fraser River, a tributary of the Colorado River.

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  • Le col Rollins (Rollins Pass en anglais) est un col d'altitude (3 557 m) des montagnes Rocheuses dans le centre-nord de l'État américain du Colorado. Le col se situe sur le Continental Divide, la ligne de séparation des eaux entre Pacifique et Atlantique, sur la crête de la Front Range au sud-ouest de Boulder. Il est situé à 8 km à l'est et au-dessus de la station de ski de Winter Park. Le col est franchi par une route non carrossable accessible aux véhicules tous-terrains jusqu'au tunnel de Needles Eye, un court tunnel ferroviaire qui fut fermé en 1990 après qu'une partie se fut effondrée. Le col est fermé en hiver. Au XIXe siècle, le col fut un lieu de passage important pour le passage du bétail. Au début du XXe siècle, un banquier et industriel de Denvers, David Moffat créa une compagnie ferroviaire dans le but de construire et d'exploiter une ligne à travers le Front Range, reliant Denvers à l'ouest américain. Il prévoyait de creuser un tunnel en dessous du col mais les difficultés l'obligèrent à construire une ligne temporaire passant par le col avec juste un petit tunnel. Cette ligne avec une pente de 4 % était alors la plus haute voie de chemin de fer jamais construite en Amérique du Nord. Mais la ligne était souvent coupée plusieurs jours par des tempêtes de neige. Moffat perdit une grande partie de sa fortune et mourut avant l'achèvement du tunnel initialement prévu qui fut inauguré en 1928 et porte son nom, le Moffat Tunnel, situé au sud du col. (fr)
  • Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft (3,559 m), is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on and traverses the Continental Divide of the Americas at the crest of the Front Range southwest of Boulder and is located approximately five miles east and opposite the resort in Winter Park—in the general area between Winter Park and Rollinsville. Rollins Pass is at the boundaries of Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties. Over the past 10,000 years, the pass provided a route over the Continental Divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed of South Boulder Creek (in the basin of the South Platte River) with the Pacific Ocean watershed of the Fraser River, a tributary of the Colorado River. The abandoned rail route over Rollins Pass was nominated for and accepted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 because of significant events and engineering feats accomplished by railroading efforts in the early 20th century. In 1997, additional areas on the pass were added to the National Register of Historic Places to include achievements made by John Q.A. Rollins and his toll wagon road that traversed the pass. In 2012, Rollins Pass was listed as one of the most endangered sites in Colorado. (en)
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  • Rollins Pass (en)
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  • Edgar McMechen (en)
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  • Rollins Pass (en)
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  • Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties, Colorado, U.S. (en)
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  • Rollins Pass is located in Colorado. (en)
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  • Rollins Pass, Colorado (en)
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  • Rollins Pass (en)
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  • Boulder Pass, Corona Pass, Rollinsville Pass (en)
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  • The Riflesight Notch trestle on Rollins Pass (en)
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  • Romantic History of Rollins Pass, Municipal Facts, Volume VI, numbers 8 & 9 (en)
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  • The Indians, both Ute and Arapahoe, used Rollins Pass. While it is possible to ride a horse across the Range at almost any point except some of the higher and rougher peaks, the Indians were as much interested as the white man in seeking a good grade. Instead of wagons they used teepee poles as drag-poles for transportation of supplies and papooses, and it was necessary that they follow easy grades and broad level country, wherever practical. (en)
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  • USGS East Portal (en)
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  • * Paleoindians and Native American game drive complexes * historic toll wagon road * abandoned railroad grade * hiking trails, including the Continental Divide Trail * unpaved road * airway radial * Xcel Energy high-pressure natural gas pipeline (en)
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  • Rollins Pass, elevation 11,676 ft (3,559 m), is a mountain pass and active archaeological site in the Southern Rocky Mountains of north-central Colorado in the United States. The pass is located on and traverses the Continental Divide of the Americas at the crest of the Front Range southwest of Boulder and is located approximately five miles east and opposite the resort in Winter Park—in the general area between Winter Park and Rollinsville. Rollins Pass is at the boundaries of Boulder, Gilpin, and Grand counties. Over the past 10,000 years, the pass provided a route over the Continental Divide between the Atlantic Ocean watershed of South Boulder Creek (in the basin of the South Platte River) with the Pacific Ocean watershed of the Fraser River, a tributary of the Colorado River. (en)
  • Le col Rollins (Rollins Pass en anglais) est un col d'altitude (3 557 m) des montagnes Rocheuses dans le centre-nord de l'État américain du Colorado. Le col se situe sur le Continental Divide, la ligne de séparation des eaux entre Pacifique et Atlantique, sur la crête de la Front Range au sud-ouest de Boulder. (fr)
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  • Col Rollins (fr)
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  • Boulder Pass, Corona Pass, Rollinsville Pass (en)
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