Loveland Pass is a high elevation mountain pass located approximately 60 miles west of Denver, Colorado. The 11,990-foot pass is along the continental divide, which is the principal divide of North America, dividing watersheds that flow into the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

This historic route is situated next to Interstate-70 behind Loveland Ski Area on the Clear Creek County east side, and by Arapahoe Basin on the Summit County west side. It was the original way over the Great Divide.
Loveland Pass Road, which is now along US Highway Route 6, was officially adopted by the US Highway system and connected to the town of Silver Plume in 1919. The pass was the main vehicular means of transportation between Denver and Georgetown until the Eisenhower Tunnel opened in 1973.
Today, the pass is accessed by hundreds of thousands of passenger vehicles looking to bypass the Eisenhower Tunnel for a more scenic view or to access the ski slopes of A Basin.

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