The Mansion at the Top of the World
There's a mansion above Cordova Pass, on the Las Animas County side of the pass, the south side, that must be the highest mansion and one of the highest dwellings in the country. Looking at a topographical map, the elevation given for the peak where the antenna towers sit is 11,594 ft. The elevation given for the site from where the picture was taken (the Salazar Overlook at the end of Forest Service Trail 1390a) is 11,412 ft. The mansion sits below the top of the peak hosting the antennas, say, probably about 100 feet below it, so I think the house is at around 11,500 ft. Where in the United States might a higher dwelling exist? Cordova Pass is among the highest passes in Colorado. I can't imagine there being another house this high, especially a mansion. You can see the pass from the Huerfano County side at Salazar Overlook, which is on a trail that forks off from The West Peak Trail, Forest Service Trail 1390, and goes to the Salazar Overlook, which overlooks the ...
