# Fall River Pass

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**Fall River Pass** (elevation 11,796 feet (3,595 m)) is a [mountain pass](/source/Mountain_pass) in northern [Colorado](/source/Colorado), in the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) of the [western United States](/source/Western_United_States). It is located in the [Front Range](/source/Front_Range), within [Rocky Mountain National Park](/source/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park). The pass is traversed by [U.S. Highway 34](/source/U.S._Route_34_in_Colorado) on [Trail Ridge Road](/source/Trail_Ridge_Road) between [Granby](/source/Granby,_Colorado) and [Estes Park](/source/Estes_Park,_Colorado). However, as at [Milner Pass](/source/Milner_Pass) on the [Continental Divide](/source/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas), the road does not descend after reaching the pass from the west, but instead continues to climb along a side ridge; thus, neither pass is the high point on Trail Ridge Road, which crests at 12,183 feet (3,713 m) elevation, east of Fall River Pass, still within Rocky Mountain National Park. On the other hand, the old, largely unpaved, and one-way-uphill [Fall River Road](/source/Fall_River_Road) (see adjoining map) does have its summit at Fall River Pass, where it joins the modern highway for the descent to the west.

The [Alpine Visitor Center](/source/Alpine_Visitor_Center), one of five visitor centers for Rocky Mountain National Park, is located at Fall River Pass. The highway has a moderately steep 6% grade on either side of this point.

## Climate

Willow Park is a weather station near the summit of Fall River Pass. Willow Park has a [subalpine climate](/source/Subarctic_climate) ([Köppen](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) *Dfc*), bordering on an [alpine climate](/source/Alpine_climate) (*ETH*), with only two months averaging over 10°C.

## External links

- [USGS TopoZone listing](http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp?method=place&placename=Fall+River+Pass&statefips=8)
- [Official Site](http://www.rmnp.com/RMNP-Areas-TrailRidge-AlpineVisitorCenter.HTML)

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