Colorado LaVeta Pass

LaVeta Pass is a baby! :)

FYI: Colorado state map lists elevations and grades of all highway passes.

I left South Fork two weeks ago and went that way (again)as La Veta Pass is easy. I have been RVing over it for years. My Gasser does it at 35-40 mph at 4000 rpm all the way up (and down) in 2nd gear. It is longer than most Colorado passes, but very easy, just be patient. If you go South on I-25, you will go over Raton Pass which is just as easy and much shorter. Be safe and remember, you can go up a pass just about as fast as you wish, but not down the pass, gravity takes over everything and can cause speeds to increase evry fast. Keep it slow and under control and use the same gear going down as you did going up. The engine brake helps keep speeds within your compfort range.

Thanks to all.... we're headed that direction right now.

Thanks again.

Becker

Just came across La Veta day before yesterday. 2008 one ton Ford pulling 40' toy hauler. No problems. You will haveno problems with the rig you have.

La Veta is a very easy pass.

Passin Thru wrote:
Go for it. We ran the old road in a B Model Mack with a 2 stick transmission. It was a rotten road then.
Location Southern
High point 9941 ft
Max Grade 7.5% La Veta side, 8% North Lake side
Arv Rt Grade Rouoghly 3%
Dist to High pt 17 mi fr La Veta, 20 mi fr Fort Garland
Elev Gain 2900 ft from La Veta, 1550 ft from Fort Garland
Rating Easy to Modarate
Access City La Veta, Fort Garland, North Lake
Lots of Interstates have 9% grades. It's beautiful.

So my question is ..... did the B model have power steering added?

They were a Bear without it and a load on (I had a couple Dump Trucks we used on site - Only the Young and Strong could drive them all day)

Like your post.

Go for it. We ran the old road in a B Model Mack with a 2 stick transmission. It was a rotten road then.
Location Southern
High point 9941 ft
Max Grade 7.5% La Veta side, 8% North Lake side
Arv Rt Grade Rouoghly 3%
Dist to High pt 17 mi fr La Veta, 20 mi fr Fort Garland
Elev Gain 2900 ft from La Veta, 1550 ft from Fort Garland
Rating Easy to Modarate
Access City La Veta, Fort Garland, North Lake
Lots of Interstates have 9% grades. It's beautiful.

La Veta is one of the easier passes in Colorado. Your rig should be no problem.