Breckenridge from Boreas 36x24 from Eric Tyler PhotographyLocated on the Continental Divide at an elevation of 11,492 feet, Boreas is one of the most scenic high mountain passes in all of Colorado for autumn aspens and summer wildflowersFormerly known as Breckenridge Pass in the 1860's, it served as the only route for thousands of Gold Rush prospectors crossing from South Park to BreckenridgeUnion Pacific Railroad Director, Sidney Dillon, began laying tracks up the pass in 1882 and renamed the road Boreas, in honor of the Greek God of the North Wind