2 Mountain Passes to Explore in Jackson County
Checkout places to visit in Jackson County
Jackson County is located in a beautiful sub-alpine valley in Northern Colorado. It is home to the headwaters of the North Platte River and is also known as the Moose Viewing Capital of Colorado. It is one of the northernmost counties in Colorado and the fourth-least densely populated county with only 1,394 residents as of 2010.
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Mountain Passes to Explore in Jackson County
The Rabbit Ears Pass area is located on the eastern flank of the Park Range and at the western end of the Rabbit Ears Range, between North Park and Middle Park.This pass offers habitat to many different animal species. It supports important winter and summering ranges for many animals. Summer activities on the pass include the increasingly popular "Run Rabbit Run" 50 mile or 100 mile trail run. The area offers many car camping spots and hiking trails.
Willow Creek Pass, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado.The pass is not an especially high one along the continental divide in Colorado, since the mountains separating North Park and Middle Park are relative low compared to nearby ranges.The pass is traversed by State Highway 125. The nearest commercial facilities are in the unincorporated community of Rand in Jackson County just north of the pass.