Peak to Peak Scenic Byway

The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918^[3] and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first scenic highway. The Central City/Black Hawk Historic District is a National Historic Landmark.

Peak to Peak Scenic Byway National Forest Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	55 mi[1][2] (89 km)
Existed	1989–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 119 Black Hawk
North end	US 34 / US 36 / SH 7 Estes Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties
Highway system
Scenic Byways National National Forest BLM NPS Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

The Peak to Peak Highway connects to the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow National Scenic Byway at Estes Park.

Route

Parks & Recreation Areas

• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Golden Gate Canyon State Park
• Arapaho National Forest
• Roosevelt National Forest
• Indian Peaks Wilderness

Mountain peaks

• Mount Flora
• Mount Eva
• Mount Epworth
• Mount Jasper
• Apache Peak
• Mount Audubon 13,229 feet (4,032 m)
• Meadow Mountain
• Copeland Mountain
• Mount Meeker 13,916 feet (4,242 m)
• Longs Peak 14,259 feet (4,346 m)
• Twin Sisters Peaks

Gallery

• 
  Aspen Trees on the Peak to Peak
• 
  Longs Peak
• 
  Chapel on the Rock (officially, Saint Catherine of Siena Chapel)

See also

• History portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• Colorado portal

• History Colorado

Notes