![]() Independence Pass in the Sawatch Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains The
pass is at the summit of a
ridge  
      of the Sawatch Range between Aspen and Leadville.  | 
      
![]() Sign at
Summit of Independence
Pass  
      on the Continetal Divide  | 
      
![]() Continental
Divides in North America 
       | 
      
View
from Summit of Independence
Pass 
       | 
      
![]() Aspen
in the Colorado Rocky Mountains 
      Founded as a mining camp in the Colorado Silver Boom and named due to the abundance of aspen trees in the area, Aspen is now a ski resort and tourist centre.  | 
      
![]() Leadville
in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains 
      A former silver mining camp lying near the headwaters of the Arkansas River, the city preserves many historic structures and sites from Leadville's mining era.  | 
      
![]() Leadville
in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains 
       | 
      
![]() Leadville
in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains 
       | 
      
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