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3 unusual facts about U.S. Route 491


Devil's Highway

U.S. Route 491, formerly U.S. Route 666, so called because of the Number of the Beast

U.S. Route 491

The highway passes to the east of the tribe's namesake, Ute Mountain, believed to belong to a great warrior god of the Ute People.

The highway passes by two mountains considered sacred by native Americans, Ute Mountain and an extinct volcanic core named Shiprock.



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