Buffalo Pass | |
Elevation Ft: | 10180 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Traversed: | Unimproved road |
Location: | Jackson / Routt counties, Colorado, U.S. |
Range: | Park Range |
Coordinates: | 40.5436°N -106.685°W |
Topo: | USGS Buffalo Pass |
Buffalo Pass, elevation 10180feet, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States.
On December 4, 1978, Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 crashed on Buffalo Pass after encountering severe icing conditions and downdrafts. 20 out of the 22 passengers and crew would survive the crash, which prompted media to call the "Mircale on Buffalo Pass".[2] [3]
Tower is a weather station at the summit of Buffalo Pass. Tower has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).