Highest Point on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, circa 1940
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A view from the road's summit marker on Trail Ridge Road, where a rustic wooden sign reading "Highest Point, Trail Ridge Road, Elev. 12,183 Ft." stands beside the reddish gravel roadway. Beyond the road rise rolling alpine ridges patched with snowfields and dark evergreen timber, under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Trail Ridge Road, completed in 1932, crosses the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park and remains the highest continuous paved road in the United States, with its high point at roughly 12,183 feet.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Sanborn Souvenir Co. |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Rocky Mountain National Park, CO |
| Publisher | Sanborn Souvenir Co., Denver, CO |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; light edge wear. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-texture era (1930s–40s) with C.T. Art-Colortone / Sanborn Souvenir Co. imprint and card number 1B-H320. Pencil "1.00" dealer price at upper right; light edge wear, no damage. |
Cite this card
Highest Point on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/highest-point-on-trail-ridge-road-rocky-mountain-national-pa. Accessed October 24, 2026.