Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway

Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length	63 mi[1][2] (101 km)
Existed	1991–present
Major junctions
Southeast end	SH 65 Cedaredge
Northwest end	SH 65 / I-70 Exit 49
Location
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties	Delta and Mesa counties
Highway system
Scenic Byways National National Forest BLM NPS Colorado State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic

The Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway is a 63-mile (101 km) National Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway, and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Delta and Mesa counties, Colorado, USA. The byway traverses Grand Mesa, the most extensive flat-topped mountain on Earth, and reaches an elevation of 10,849 feet (3,307 m). The byway comprises Colorado State Highway 65 from Cedaredge to Interstate 70 Exit 49 and Forest Service Road 100 to the Land's End Observatory.

Route

Gallery

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  Grand Mesa Summit
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  Aspen in autumn color change on the Grand Mesa National Scenic Byway
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  Land's End Observatory

See also

• History Colorado

Notes

References

External links

• America's Byways
• America's Scenic Byways: Colorado
• Colorado Department of Transportation
  • Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways Commission
    • Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways
  • Colorado Travel Map
• Colorado Tourism Office
• History Colorado
• National Forest Scenic Byways

39°01′38″N 108°01′55″W / 39.0273°N 108.0320°W / 39.0273; -108.0320 (Grand Mesa Summit, Colorado, USA)

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