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Molas Pass

3,301 m10,830 ft
Tonight
27°FSnow showers · Wind 5 mph SSE

Molas Pass is a mountain pass at 3,301 m in Colorado, United States.

All facts
Saddle
3,301 m
Lowest point
3,136 m / 3,198 m
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Pass

Molas Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 3,301 meast side 3,136 m+165 m · 1.3 kmsouthwest side 3,198 m+103 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: US 550

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

3D map

Molas Pass 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 8 × 8 km

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Vertical scale
Topographic map

Molas Pass terrain and contours

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

Molas Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Molas Pass weather

Tonight · Snow showers · 27°F (-3°C) · 55% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph SSE

Molas Pass forecast for about 3,267 m.

  • Tonight27°55%5 mph SSE
  • Sat27°40°99%5–10 mph S
  • Sun17°37°71%5 mph SSE
  • Mon18°41°3%0–5 mph S
  • Tue18°41°5%5–10 mph SSE
  • Wed20°42°3%5 mph SSW
  • Thu23°41°37%0–5 mph SSE

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

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Molas Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Molas Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.1 km SE

    +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Little Molas Lake Campground

    1.3 km NW · +2 more within 3.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Crater Lake

    2.0 km SSW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking0.1 km SE
Parking0.1 km SSE
Parking0.3 km SSW
Little Molas Lake CampgroundCampsite1.3 km NW
Crater LakeTrailhead2.0 km SSW
Molas Lake CampgroundCampsite2.0 km NE
Campsite3.3 km E
Slope

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°
44.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.6%
Steep, 30–45°
18.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
5.0%
Steeper than 30°
23.8% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,318 m low point 2,671 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 55.8%Grassland 22.4%Moss & lichen 14.4%Bare rock / sparse 6.7%

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

Where it sits

Where Molas Pass sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104San Juan Mountains4
Region
Colorado59United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
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