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The Atlas/Colorado/Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway (CO-141)

Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway (CO-141)

162 mi
Length
3
Verified stops
7,400 ft
High point
Scenic
Road type

Colorado Highway 141 forms the primary spine of the 133-mile Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway, running from Whitewater (south of Grand Junction) through the ancient Unaweep Canyon and continuing to Naturita before connecting to CO-145 at Placerville. Unaweep Canyon — whose two creeks flow in opposite directions — is a geologic oddity: a canyon carved through the Uncompahgre Plateau by an ancestral Colorado River that later abandoned it. The road hugs sheer sandstone walls and red-rock mesas with very light traffic. A historic hanging flume clinging to a cliff above the Dolores River is the signature stop.

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Mile 155.0

Whitewater

A quiet town at the eastern end of the byway where the canyon opens up near the Gunnison River confluence.

Mile 60.0

Naturita

A small ranching town offering fuel and services at roughly the midpoint of the route.

Mile 10.0

Egnar

A remote high-desert community near the western start of the byway, surrounded by mesa and canyon country.

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