Continental Divide

Continental Divide (HM1O9E)

Location: Estes Park, CO 80517 Grand County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 25.208', W 105° 48.696'

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Milner Pass     elev.   10,759 ft.

The "great divide" separates drainage to the Atlantic
from drainage to the Pacific. It traverses America from
Alaska almost to Cape Horn.

Atlantic Ocean
«« drainage
Cache La Poudre Creek
drains into the Platte River
which flows to the Missouri,
then to the Mississippi, thus
reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
(part of the Atlantic Ocean)

Pacific Ocean
drainage »»
Beaver Creek drains into
the Colorado RIver, which then
flows through Grand Canyon
National Park and on to the
Gulf of California. (A part
of the Pacific Ocean)
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HM NumberHM1O9E
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Placed ByNational Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 431148 N 4474705
Decimal Degrees40.42013333, -105.81160000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 25.208', W 105° 48.696'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 25' 12.48" N, 105° 48' 41.76" W
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Area Code(s)970
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1043 Trail Ridge Rd, Estes Park CO 80517, US
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