Molas Pass - San Juan Gebirge

Copyright: Christiane Schulze

Der Molas Pass ist ein Gebirgspass im südwestlichen Teil des US-Bundesstaates Colorado im San Juan County. Der Pass liegt zwischen dem Red Mountain Pass und dem Coal Bank Pass im San Juan National Forest und verläuft zwischen dem Coal Bank Pass im Süden und Silverton im Norden. Über den Pass führt der Million Dollar Highway, Teil des U.S. Highway 550.

Molas Pass (el. 10,910 ft./3325 m.) is a high mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States.

The pass is in the San Juan National Forest. The pass is traversed by the Million Dollar Highway, U.S. Highway 550 south of Silverton, which is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. Though it is one of the higher passes in Colorado, it has only a few switchbacks on the north approach, is considerably less intimidating than Red Mountain Pass on the same highway, and is generally kept open in the winter months.

Molas Pass is also the last mountain pass of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race, where riders race the train from Durango to Silverton.