Top of the Rockies
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Top of the Rockies is the name of a National Scenic Byway in Colorado, in the Western United States. Most of the byway is above 9,000 ft. and thus the name of the byway is Top of the Rockies. The byway goes over Tennessee Pass to the mining town of Leadville, Colorado.
[edit] Landmarks Along the Byway
- Tennessee Pass — A pass in the Rockies
- Leadville, Colorado — highest incorporated city in the United States
- Valley of the Ghosts — A grouping of three ghost towns
- Mount Elbert — Highest peak in Colorado