Colorado State Highway 12

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Colorado State Highway 12 is a scenic state highway in southern Colorado, known as the Highway of Legends for its route through historic coal-mining towns and dramatic mountain landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf scenic byway
state highway
alsoKnownAs Highway of Legends
SH 12
State Highway 12
bywayName Highway of Legends Scenic Byway
connects La Veta, Colorado
Trinidad, Colorado
country United States
crosses Cucharas Pass
designation Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway
easternTerminus U.S. Route 160 near La Veta, Colorado
hasRoadSurface paved
hasTourismActivity cycling
leaf peeping
motorcycling
sightseeing
historicalAssociation coal mining in southern Colorado
knownFor dramatic mountain landscapes
historic coal-mining towns
scenic driving
locatedInCounty Huerfano County, Colorado
Las Animas County, Colorado
locatedInRegion southern Colorado
maintainedBy Colorado Department of Transportation
partOf Colorado State Highway system
passesNear San Isabel National Forest
Spanish Peaks
passesThrough Cokedale, Colorado
La Veta, Colorado
Segundo, Colorado
Stonewall, Colorado
Trinidad, Colorado
Weston, Colorado
routeType east–west highway
scenicFeature forested slopes
mountain passes
rock formations
views of Spanish Peaks
state Colorado
traverses Culebra Range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
usedFor local transportation
recreational driving
tourism
westernTerminus U.S. Route 160 at Trinidad, Colorado

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Huerfano County, Colorado traversedBy Colorado State Highway 12
La Veta, Colorado locatedOn Highway 12 (Highway of Legends Scenic Byway)
linked to: Colorado State Highway 12
La Veta, Colorado roadAccessVia Colorado State Highway 12
Segundo, Colorado locatedOn Colorado State Highway 12
Jansen, Colorado hasTransportation Colorado State Highway 12
Spanish Peaks Scenic Byway followsRoad Colorado State Highway 12
Cuchara, Colorado locatedOn Colorado State Highway 12