Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road (HM1O9H)

Location: Estes Park, CO 80517 Larimer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 26.463', W 105° 45.243'

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To drive along Old Fall River Road is to travel back in time. The slower pace of driving on a winding dirt road recalls a time when traveling in a national park was both challenging and enchanting.

From 1920 to 1932, Fall River Road was the only motor route across Rocky Mountain National Park. Today, this road is open to uphill traffic only. Steep grades, narrow lanes, and hairpin curves still challenge motorists as they ascend more than 3,000 feet to Fall River Pass (11,796'). The more modern Trail Ridge Road replaced Fall River Road as the main route between Estes Park and Grand Lake in 1932.
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HM NumberHM1O9H
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Placed ByThe National Park Service, Department of the Interior
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Date Added Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 436050 N 4476984
Decimal Degrees40.44105000, -105.75405000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 26.463', W 105° 45.243'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 26' 27.78" N, 105° 45' 14.58" W
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Area Code(s)970
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Old Fall River Rd, Estes Park CO 80517, US
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