finding mountain passes for flight planning?

Chris Schmelzer wrote:
(Blanche Cohen) wrote:

In Colorado, check out

www.coloradopilots.org

And if you need to ask about passes, perhaps you should take a
high-altitude airport/mountain flying course?



He didn't ASK about mountain flying courses!

What, you take a mountain flying course and get a secret book that lists
all the passes for a given route?

Actually, the CPA's website lists the mountain passes and indicates
which are viable, and which aren't.

There's also a map issued by the Colorado DOT/Aviation that is
an unofficial sectional with recommended routes (not valid for
navigational purposes, of course). I know that New Mexico has
a similar map. I like NM's better, because it also identifies the
military flight routes (jets, helicopters, heavy haulers, etc)
along with altitudes.