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Independence Pass originally known as Hunter Pass is a high mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. It is at elevation 12095 ft (3687 m) on the Continental Divide in the Sawatch Range. The pass is midway between Aspen and Twin Lakes on the border between Pitkin and Lake counties.State Highway 82 traverses it in the process reaching the highest elevation of a paved Colorado state highway on a through road.
