Willow Creek Pass Continental Divide Sign Archive
Willow Creek Pass traverses the Continental Divide in northern/central Colorado. This archive documents the signs on Willow Creek Pass going back roughly 100 years. The next closest pass over the divide to the west is Rabbit Ears Pass, and the closest pass to the east is Milner Pass.
About the Coloradotopia Archives. The Coloradotopia archives hold a large collection of historical images that document Colorado’s auto history in the mountains. You can read more about the Coloradotopia archive project here.
c. 1920s
This image was captured on Willow Creek Pass during the 1920s, and published in an issue of Municipal Facts in the spring of 1930.
- Archive ID: CWI-MF308
- Credits: Edith Sampson, Denver Public Library
Postmarked 1947
This postcard by Harold Sanborn shows a series of signs at the top of Willow Creek Pass. The signs shown here look similar to other Continental Divide signs posted around Colorado during the 1940s.
- Archive ID: CWI-N-785
- Credits: Harold Sanborn
c. 2000s
The modern Continental Divide road sign is shown here along with signs for Jackson County and Grand County.
- Archive ID: CWI-CL1
- Credits: Center for Land Use Interpretation
