Mount Evans Scenice Byway
- actually starts in Idaho Springs at the junction of Interstate 70 and Colorado State Highway 103
and after 14 miles continues as Highway 5 (Mount Evans Road), for a total of 28 miles and over 7,000 ft gain from Idaho Springs to 14,130 ft top parking lot
of Mt Evans.
Mount Evans Road
- 14 miles long from Echo Lake
to the top parking lot of Mt Evans at 14,130 ft. The road was built between 1917 and October 4, 1927
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