A marvelous scenic back country road to Zenobia Peak in CO

Zenobia Peak is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.745m (9,006ft) above the sea level, located in Moffatt County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Zenobia Peak

Set high in the Uinta Mountains, within the Dinosaur National Monument, the road to the summit is totally unpaved, rough and rocky in parts. It’s called Douglas Mountain Boulevard (County Road 60). It’s not maintained in the winter. The summit has a commanding view of the region.

Stuck in the remote Northwest corner of Colorado, the road is not suitable for passenger vehicles. 4x4 vehicles only. The road goes all the way to the top, though the last part of the road is gated. At the summit there’s a lookout tower built in 1964. The road is steep, hitting an 18% of maximum gradient through some of the ramps. Starting at County Road 10, the ascent is 22.69km (14.1 miles) long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 680 meters.
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