San Juan Skyway

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The San Juan Skyway is a scenic 236-mile loop highway in southwestern Colorado renowned for its dramatic mountain vistas, historic mining towns, and access to outdoor recreation in the San Juan Mountains.

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San Juan Skyway canonical 3
San Juan Skyway scenic byway 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway loop
scenic byway
tourist attraction
designation All-American Road
Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways system
surface form: Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway

National Scenic Byway
hasLength approximately 236 miles
approximately 380 kilometers
highestPoint Red Mountain Pass
surface form: Red Mountain Pass vicinity
includesTown Cortez
Durango
Mancos, Colorado
surface form: Mancos

Ouray
Rico
Ridgway
Silverton
Telluride, Colorado
surface form: Telluride
knownFor access to outdoor recreation
dramatic mountain vistas
fall foliage viewing
historic mining towns
scenic driving
locatedIn Colorado
United States of America
surface form: United States

southwestern Colorado
managedBy Colorado Department of Transportation
offersActivity hiking access
jeep and 4x4 touring access
mountain biking access
skiing access
offersView alpine peaks
deep canyons
historic mining structures
openedToTraffic 20th century
partOf San Juan Mountains
surface form: San Juan Mountains region
passesNear Animas River
Dolores River
Mesa Verde National Park
passesThrough San Juan National Forest
Uncompahgre National Forest
region Four Corners region
surface form: Four Corners area
routeType loop
tourismImportance major scenic driving route in Colorado
traverses San Juan Mountains
usesHighway State Highway 145 NERFINISHED
State Highway 62 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 160 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 550 NERFINISHED

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San Juan Mountains contains San Juan Skyway
southwestern Colorado traversedBy San Juan Skyway
subject surface form: Southwestern Colorado
Silverton partOf San Juan Skyway
subject surface form: Silverton, Colorado
this entity surface form: San Juan Skyway scenic byway
San Juan National Forest traversedBy San Juan Skyway