Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway, Colorado mountain scenic drives, Leadville, Copper Mountain, Minturn

Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway - Colorado mountain scenic drives, Leadville, Copper Mountain, Minturn













Top of the Rockies Byway
Communities: Pando Valley, Colorado
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     Pando Valley became the home to U.S. Army Camp Hale and the 10the Mountain Division during WWII. The National Historic Site of Camp Hale, home to 16,000 troops in the 1940s, lies on the 10th Mountain Memorial Highway (U.S, 24). Ski Cooper was originally the training ground for these “Soldiers of the Summit” who fought valiantly in the Italian campaign and led the pursuit of the Germans towards Austria in World War II.
 
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Leadville, CO 80461
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