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“Scenic Drive: Mount Evans Highway” gocolorado.com
“See the Colorado Aspens glow and get deals on hotels along the way” Dallas Morning News (free registration required)
“Great Road Climbs” Altrec.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 145 attractions in Denver
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Traveler Description: This high-altitude scenic drive climbs more than 7,000 feet in just 28 miles, reaching an altitude of 14,264 feet.
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Attraction type: Scenic drive
Activities: Mountain biking, Driving

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“Bring a jacket or coat!”
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4 of 5 stars
EarthGirl71 6 contributions
NC, USA
May 18, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

My sister and I drove up to Mount Evans early October 2007. The top portion of the road was closed due to ice on the road. No matter what time of year it is, know that it is probably 50 degrees colder on Mount Evans than in Denver. So if even if its July, you still will want a jacket... more

“Beautiful- worth the drive”
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5 of 5 stars
roseflower00 23 contributions
Washington, DC
Sep 22, 2008
4/4 found this review helpful

I went on Sept 20, 2008. I hesitated to go because I was staying in downtown Denver and didn't want to make the drive. My boyfriend pushed for us to go and I'm glad he did. It took about 1 hour to drive which wasn't too bad. Once you enter the Mt Evans entrance you have to drive about 15... more

“Glorious -- Should be #1 attraction in Denver”
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5 of 5 stars
ojimon 5 contributions
SF Bay Area
Jun 24, 2008
5/6 found this review helpful

The Mt. Evans scenic byway is GORGEOUS. I can't understand why this isn't the #1-rated attraction in the Denver area. It's reasonably close but feels a million miles away... the scenery is mind-bogglingly beautiful. You go south out of Denver and then rise slowly through coniferous forest, past wind-twisted trees with orange-brown-and-gray-swirled bark, past a beautiful mountain lake... then the... more

“14130 feet above sea level by car”
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5 of 5 stars
anhinga 15 contributions
Munich, Germany
Aug 19, 2006
18/18 found this review helpful

We decided to drive up Mt. Evans after visiting Rocky Mountains National Park that day. Unfortunately we were rather late, we took almost an hour to drive the 30 miles from the Interstate to the top of the road and arrived there just before sunset. Furthermore a thunderstorm was quickly approaching us so we didn't have the heart to hike... more

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