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The closure is about 17 miles east of Pagosa Springs, according to CDOT.
MINERAL COUNTY, Colo — A rockslide forced the closure of Wolf Creek Pass in southwestern Colorado on Monday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) posted about the closure at 9:15 a.m. No vehicles were caught in the slide, CDOT said.
Wolf Creek Pass was closed from County Road 648 on the west to Forest Service Road 039 on the east, CDOT said. The westside closure is about 15 miles east of Pagosa Springs.
Drivers heading from Pagosa Springs to hit the slopes at Wolf Creek Ski Area won’t be able to get through on the pass. Motorists coming from the east on Wolf Creek Pass will be able to get to the ski area.
A CDOT spokesperson said crews were working on clearing the rockslide and did not have an estimate of when the highway would reopen.
Wolf Creek Pass runs along the Continental Divide through the San Juan Mountains connecting the town of South Fork to Pagosa Springs.
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