A historical archival research project covered the historic stage route over Cottonwood Pass (5GN2664). The project was an effort to mitigate the potential affect of the present highway project on the cultural resource. The results of the project indicated that 5GN2664 appeared to be a remnant of the original Cottonwood Pass road. It was probably as old as the human occupation in the mountains. It has passed from trail, to freight road, to toll road, to county road, to abandoned-and-nearly-forgotton road. It was recommended as eligible for the National Register under Criterion A.
Archival Research Regarding the Historic Cottonwood Pass Road, 5GN2664. A Study for Colorado Forest Highway 59 between Almont and Cottonwood Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado
1998
30 pages
Report
No indication
English
New Monarch pass highway in Colorado
Engineering Index Backfile | 1940
|Monarch Pass, Colorado Schoolbus Crash
NTIS | 1972
|HENRY – Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) | 1972
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