CO Highway 9

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Colorado State Highway 9
	Tom Schweich

	From Kremmling south past Fairplay.
Other articles: • US Hwy 40: Kremmling; Locations: Kremmling.	Junction: US Highway 40
Other articles: • Township Route 132: at CO 9;	Junction: Township Route 132, to Henderson Mill in Grand County.
	Silverthorne
Other articles: • U. S. Highway 6: near Silverthorne; • Interstate 70: at CO 9N;	Junction: Interstate 70, east.
Other articles: • Interstate 70: at CO 9S;	Junction: Interstate 70, west.
	Frisco
Locations: Breckenridge.	Breckenridge
Other articles: • Boreas Pass Road: at CO 9;	Junction: County Road 10 “Boreas Pass Road,” Broken Lance Road
Other articles: • Forest Road 225: at CO 9;	Junction: Forest Road 225 “Spruce Creek Road”
Locations: Goose Pasture Tarn.	Goose Pasture Tarn
Other articles: • Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: in Spruce Ck basin; Locations: Spruce Creek.	Cross Spruce Creek. Spruce Creek and its tributary are the northernmost creeks diverted into the Hoosier Pass Tunnel.
Locations: Blue River (town).	Blue River
Other articles: • Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: in McCullough Gl; Locations: McCullough Gulch. Quandary Creek.	Quandary Creek exits McCullough Gulch to the west.
	Cross Blue River.
	Monte Cristo Creek enters Blue River. To the south, the highway follows the path of Monte Cristo Creek for about 1 1/2 miles, whereas Blue River descends from Hoosier Ridge and Red Mountain to the east.
Locations: Bemrose Creek.	Bemrose Creek enters Monte Cristo Creek
Other articles: • Forest Road 850: at CO 9;	Junction: Forest Road 850 “Blue Lakes Road”, to the Blue Lakes on Monte Cristo Creek to the west.
	Junction: Forest Road 805, along the aqueduct from Bemrose Creek to the entry of the Hoosier Pass Tunnel.
	Junction: Carroll Lane, into a housing development in the claims of the former Bemrose Mine.
Other articles: • Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: at Hoosier Pass; Benrose Ck; Locations: Bemrose Creek. Hoosier Pass.	Hoosier Pass Summit County, Blue River (Colorado River) basin above … Elevation: 11,532 ft. There is a ditch that crosses under the highway at Hoosier Pass. This ditch brings water from the upper parts of Bemrose Creek, and may or may not be in current use. Park County, South Platte River basin below …
Other articles: • Colorado Trans-Basin Water Transfer: Montgomery Res; Locations: Montgomery Reservoir.	Junction: Park County Road 4, to Montgomery Reservoir, outlet of the Hoosier Pass Tunnel of the Blue River Diversion Project.
	Fairplay
Other articles: • US Highway 285: Fairplay;	Junction: US Highway 285, north
Other articles: • US Highway 285: 21020;	Junction: US Highway 285, south.
Other articles: • US Highway 24: at CO 9 N;	Junction: US Highway 24, west, turning north through Leadville.
Other articles: • US Highway 24: at CO 9 S;	Junction: US Highway 24, east to Colorado Springs.
Other articles: • U. S. Highway 50: at CO 9;	Junction: US Highway 50
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Silverthorne

Frisco

Breckenridge

Goose Pasture Tarn

Blue River

Hoosier Pass

Fairplay