Guides.

Pearl Pass

Pearl Pass crosses the Elk Mountains between Crested Butte and Aspen at 12,705 feet, on Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison and White River National Forests. It is the more technical of the two passes between the towns, with the better-known Schofield Pass on the parallel route west. The south approach from Crested Butte includes a boulder field below the pass that has been a regular wreck site since the route's mining-era origins.