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Independence Pass

3,652 m11,982 ft

Tonight: 26°FFair · Wind 5 mph S

Independence Pass is a mountain pass at 3,652 m in Colorado, United States.

All facts

Saddle: 3,652 m
Lowest point: 3,263 m / 3,412 m

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3D map

Independence Pass 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Independence Pass topographic map

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Independence Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGIndependence Pass satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2024-09-12.

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GIS & GPS

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Pass

Independence Pass: the climb from each side

No mapped road or trail crosses the saddle.

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

Weather

Independence Pass weather

Tonight · Fair · 26°F (-3°C) · 26% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph S

Independence Pass forecast for about 3,520 m.

Tonight26°26%5 mph S
Sat27°39°78%5–15 mph ESE
Sun22°39°63%5–10 mph SSE
Mon21°40°10%0–5 mph W
Tue22°42°7%5–15 mph SW
Wed22°41°3%5–15 mph WSW
Thu24°42°10%5–10 mph SW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:47 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

25.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

44.9%

Steep, 30–45°

28.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.4%

Steeper than 30°: 29.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view: 1,028 m low point 3,153 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 36.7%Moss & lichen 24.9%Grassland 23.0%Bare rock / sparse 14.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 271 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

American bistort76
Elephant's-Head lousewort70
Rocky mountain marsh-marigold63
Ross' Avens61
Alpine Sunflower61
Queen's Crown55

Where it sits

Where Independence Pass sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 (scene 2024-09-12)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Protected area: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia