History of a Road

History of a Road (HM1CY0)

Location: Creede, CO 81130 Mineral County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 28.975', W 106° 48.137'

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Wolf Creek Pass! A romantic name - a beautiful but harsh setting.
?????Squatter-trapper Bill Wolf probably wasn't the first man across the pass, though it bears his name. Until the early 1900's, Cumbres and Elwood Passes opened the way to fertile Pagosa Country, first used by migrating bands of hunter-gatherers (4000 BC - 200 AD), later by Spanish and French explorers seeking gold in the 1700's, and finally by settlers int he mid-1800's.
?????The increasing wealth of lumber, not gold, inspired the building of a faster north-south route. Working with horses and wagons, men completed narrow, steep Wolf Creek Pass in 1916.
?????Chugging over the pass in a Model-T Ford took two days, often resulting in burning brakes and boiling radiators. Large patches of last winter's snow meant stopping and shoveling out a path. Meeting another vehicle from the opposite direction was an exercise in diplomacy - occasionally a test of boxing skill.
?????Old Bill Wolf's pass is now very different. Smooth pavement, double-lanes, snowslide sheds and runaway-truck ramps provide a safe, comfortable one-hour trip over the pass. Even with these improvements, Wolf Creek Pass remains a legend in many songs and poems as the "bearcat" of mountain passes.
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HM NumberHM1CY0
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 2:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 340652 N 4149971
Decimal Degrees37.48291667, -106.80228333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 28.975', W 106° 48.137'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 28' 58.50" N, 106° 48' 8.22" W
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Area Code(s)719
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 219 Loop Trail, Creede CO 81130, US
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