Photos

The high country, in every season.

Our own tour photos from the trail, the ranch and the lodge, alongside Creative Commons photographs of the passes, peaks and streets around Leadville. Tap any photo to see it large.

Three Polaris RZR side-by-sides on a dirt two-track through a meadow of yellow wildflowers, with the snow-streaked Sawatch Range on the horizon — A summer UTV tour crossing the wildflower meadows above Leadville

Two Polaris Indy snowmobiles parked on a groomed trail under a deep blue sky, snowy peaks behind the trees — Polaris Indy sleds on the groomed trail on a bluebird day

A blue Polaris RZR XP leading two more UTVs down a rocky mining road between gold aspens — Late September on the old mining roads, when the aspens turn

Three snowmobiles breaking trail through deep powder in an aspen grove — Breaking trail in the aspens after a storm

A black and red Polaris RZR XP 1000 parked on a dirt road beside a creek, snow-capped peaks behind — RZR XP 1000 at a creek crossing in early summer, snow still on the peaks

A snowmobiler and a snowbike rider standing arms-out on a snowy ridge with valleys and clouds behind — Sled and snowbike, same ridge, same day

A KTM dirt bike rider splashing through a shallow creek in the forest — A creek crossing on the dirt bike loop

A four-story lodge with log posts, stone base and iron-railed decks among lodgepole pines — Sugarloaf Mountain Lodge on the ranch

Two riders on one snowmobile leaning into a corner on a groomed trail — Riding double on the trail tour

Polaris RZR XP 1000 on a dirt road with a creek and snowy mountains behind — Early season, when the high roads are just melting out

Polaris RZR Turbo side-by-sides parked outside the shop — The fleet outside the shop on East 9th Street

A rocky jeep road climbing along a barren ridge above treeline toward Mosquito Pass — The road toward Mosquito Pass summit, all loose rock above treelinePhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Mosquito Pass summit sign and a wagon wheel marker at 13,185 feet, bare tundra all around — Mosquito Pass summit marker, 13,185 feetPhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Looking down on old mine dumps and cabins in a high valley below Mosquito Pass — Mine ruins in the gulch below Mosquito PassPhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rocky tundra in the foreground and layered mountain ridges under big clouds, seen from Mosquito Pass — Looking out from Mosquito PassPhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rolling brown alpine ridges seen from Mosquito Pass in autumn — Prospect Mountain from the passPhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Black and white photograph of a snow-patched mountain dome above dark spruce forest — Mount London from the Mosquito Pass roadPhoto: 420 Photography, Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Leadville's church steeples and brick buildings in fall color with Turquoise Lake and the Sawatch Range beyond — Leadville from the mine dumps, Turquoise Lake behindPhoto: Semiautonomous, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rocky shoreline and calm water at Turquoise Lake with a forested peninsula lit by low sun — Turquoise Lake at sunrisePhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Turquoise Lake with the Sawatch Range across the water — Turquoise Lake, west shorePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Snow-covered Mount Massive filling the sky behind a Leadville street and church steeple — Mount Massive from 7th Street in townPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Horses grazing in a fenced pasture below snow-covered Mount Elbert — Mount Elbert, 14,440 feet, the top of ColoradoPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

A gravel road heading toward snowy Mount Massive under a blue sky — Mount Massive from the Twin Lakes roadPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Snow-dusted Mount Massive ridgeline above golden tundra and dark forest, from Hagerman Pass — Mount Massive from Hagerman PassPhoto: Bilariusz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Snow-capped peaks and forested ridges seen from Hagerman Pass — The view from Hagerman Pass, 11,925 feetPhoto: Bilariusz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A rough dirt road on the east side of Hagerman Pass with spruce and distant peaks — Hagerman Pass road, east sidePhoto: Bilariusz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gold aspens and spruce along a gravel road on Weston Pass — Weston Pass road in fallPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillsides of yellow aspen below a bare mountain on Weston Pass — Aspens on Weston PassPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Visitors at the Independence Pass overlook with the Sawatch peaks stretching away — Independence Pass overlook, 12,095 feetPhoto: DimiTalen, Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Aerial view of the snow-lined ridges of the Sawatch Range — The Sawatch Range from the airPhoto: Flickr user, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Weathered timbers of the Ibex Mine with bare orange mountains behind at sunset — The Ibex Mine ruins in the Leadville mining districtPhoto: D&RG Railfan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

An abandoned wooden ore chute overgrown with green brush — An old ore chute in the mining districtPhoto: D&RG Railfan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

Leadville's Harrison Avenue with brick Victorian storefronts and the Delaware Block — Harrison Avenue, one block from the shopPhoto: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Delaware Block, a three-story brick Victorian on Harrison Avenue — The Delaware Block, built 1886Photo: Jerrye and Roy Klotz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Tabor Opera House, a red-trimmed brick building with an American flag — Tabor Opera House, 1879Photo: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

A dirt bike rider climbing a steep dirt hill through brush — Hill climb practicePhoto: c technical, Pexels

Video

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Our own GoPro trail clips, a guest's UTV tour, and the best footage of Mosquito Pass and Hagerman Pass from the people who ride them.

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Photo credits

Photos without a credit belong to Leadville Offroad Adventures. The rest are used under their Creative Commons or Pexels licenses; some have been resized and cropped.

Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0: Mosquito Pass series, Leadville and Turquoise Lake. source
420 Photography, CC0: Mount London. source
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0: Turquoise Lake. source
Bilariusz, CC BY-SA 4.0: Hagerman Pass series. source
Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0: Harrison Avenue, Tabor Opera House. source
Jerrye and Roy Klotz, CC BY-SA 3.0: Delaware Block. source
D&RG Railfan, CC BY 3.0: Ibex Mine, ore chute. source
DimiTalen, CC0: Independence Pass. source
Flickr contributors via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 / CC BY-SA 2.0: Mount Elbert, Mount Massive, Turquoise Lake sunrise, Weston Pass, Sawatch aerial. source
c technical, Pexels License: Hill climb. source

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