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Monarch Pass Weather & Road Conditions
Monarch Pass Weather & Road Conditions
Elevation 11,312 ft · Updated Aug 24, 2026 12:25 AM UTC · Mostly dry
Lowest 46°F · Highest wind 27 mph
At the summit: Wet · 46°F · road surface est. 46°F · 21 mph wind · gusting 37 mph · visibility 4.9 mi mi
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Monarch Pass carries US 50 over the Continental Divide at 11,312 feet, west of Poncha Springs. It is the high point of the main route across southern Colorado, and snow and wind reach the summit well before they reach either valley.
- Elevation: 11,312 ft
- Carries: US 50
- State: Colorado
- Road system: U.S. Numbered Highway System
Weather data from Aug 24, 2026 12:25 AM UTC
Route geometry © openrouteservice.org · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
46°F
69°F
27 mph
1007-1024 hPa
See live weather and road conditions for Monarch Pass. Real-time surface conditions, radar, closures and DOT cameras on the interactive map for the climb and the summit, on US 50 in Colorado.
Forecasts are generated for the next 6 hours at points along the pass and include temperature and conditions such as clear skies, rain, storms, snow, high wind, hail, and more.
No full closures are reported on Monarch Pass as of Aug 24, 2026 12:25 AM UTC, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
Monarch Pass Chain Control & Traction Requirements
Chain and traction requirements on Monarch Pass are set by the state highway authority, and they are imposed and lifted through the day as a storm moves through. This page does not carry them — check cotrip.org ↗ before you set off.
What this page can tell you is the surface at the summit, from radar and surface analysis: currently wet, with the road surface estimated at 46°F. The road surface figure is an estimate derived from air temperature, not a measurement — bridges and overpasses run colder than the number shown.
Monarch Pass Road Weather FAQ
- Is Monarch Pass open right now?
- No full closures are reported on Monarch Pass. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are Monarch Pass road conditions today?
- The map on this page colours the route along Monarch Pass by what is on the carriageway right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Aug 24, 2026 12:25 AM UTC. Right now temperatures run from 46°F to 69°F and the strongest wind is 27 mph.
- Do I need chains on Monarch Pass today?
- Chain and traction requirements are set by the state highway authority and change through the day, so check them directly before you set off at cotrip.org — this page does not carry them. What this page can tell you is that the surface at the summit is wet, and the road surface is estimated at 46°F.
- How often are Monarch Pass road conditions updated?
- The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.
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