Black Bear Road or Black Bear Pass, and officially Forest Service Road 648, is a dirt road that starts from the 11,018-foot summit of Red Mountain Pass on U.S. Highway 550 to Telluride, Colorado. The road crests at Black Bear Pass, elevation 12,840 feet, and descends over a set of switchbacks as it navigates the heights above Telluride. The road passes Bridal V…Black Bear Road or Black Bear Pass, and officially Forest Service Road 648, is a dirt road that starts from the 11,018-foot summit of Red Mountain Pass on U.S. Highway 550 to Telluride, Colorado. The road crests at Black Bear Pass, elevation 12,840 feet, and descends over a set of switchbacks as it navigates the heights above Telluride. The road passes Bridal Veil Falls, the highest waterfall in Colorado. In 1975, the road was the subject of a spoken-word song and album of the same title by country musician C. W. McCall.
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