A backcountry skier makes their way up the side of the road toward a trail off US 50 on Monarch Pass during a snowstorm in Chaffee County on March 29, 2024.

U.S. 50 at Monarch Pass is closed between County Road 888 and County Road 228. Colorado 125 is closed between U.S. 40 near Granby and Walden.

The pass is located off of U.S. 50, which is closed in both directions between County Road 888 and County Road 228 (Garfield) from Mile Point 190 to Mile Point 205, according to CDOT.

Old Monarch Pass Road winds along an easy-to-follow path through towering stands of lodgepole pines and spruce-fir forest. Photo by Terri Cook. This mellow, easy-access route across the Continental ...

THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, Colo. (KJCT) - The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that Monarch Pass will be closed from 5 p.m. onward on Thursday. Officials say that there is no ...

A new survey named Monarch Pass Colorado's most feared road during the winter thanks to elevation, grade and snowfall, but I-70 wasn't far behind.

Monarch Pass ranks as the most feared road in the state for winter driving; it comes in nineteenth in the country. By Westword Readers. January 19, 2025. Monarch Pass is icy this weekend.

The Monarch Road median at Colo. 119, also known as the Diagonal Highway, will be closed to vehicular, bike and pedestrian traffic starting Friday as crews start construction on safety improvements.

Nearby residents expressed concerns recently about the decision to permanently close the Monarch Road traffic median in-between the northbound and southbound lanes of Colo. 119.

The tramway at the top of Monarch Pass travels up to 12,012 feet on the Continental Divide along Highway 50. The 57-year-old tram, seen here on June 10, for opening day, is now being operated by ...

Expand Monarch’s special use permit area from 769 acres to 1,146 acres; Construct a new 2,700-foot-long fixed-grip chairlift; ...