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Colorado 14ers: Mount Elbert
This 11.6-mile route wanders through a lovely forest, climbs wind-swept slopes and ends with top-of-the-world vistas on Colorado's tallest peak.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Colorado (CO) |
| Distance: | 5.8 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
-Mapped by Timm Paxson
TO TRAILHEAD: From Leadville, take US 24 S to CO 82 W (toward
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Mount Elbert
| Distance: 5.80 mi | Points: 1601 |
Mount Elbert via South Mount Elbert Trailhead
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ELB001
Location: 39.099533, -106.367256From the South Mt. Elbert trailhead, head W on 4WD road for 1.8 mi. to upper 4WD parking area
ELB002
Location: 39.104221, -106.394501From the upper 4WD parking area, follow the Colorado Trail to the N; cross creek on foot bridge
ELB003
Location: 39.106018, -106.394974Stay L @ Y; continue N
ELB004
Location: 39.109421, -106.393898Turn L @ T; leave the Colorado Trail and follow the Mt. Elbert Trail to the W; trail weaves through sun-dappled aspen forest
ELB005
Location: 39.109421, -106.400200Wind to the NW through conifer forests dotted with meadows
ELB006
Location: 39.117741, -106.413200Climb past treeline on dirt trail winding up grassy slopes; continue NW ascent to Elbert's E ridge
ELB007
Location: 39.120708, -106.419197Summit the crest of the E ridge; follow trail to the W
ELB008
Location: 39.121140, -106.423698Continue ridge climb; boulder-spotted trail curves to the SW
ELB009
Location: 39.119110, -106.431602Continue SW; follow the cairns
ELB010
Location: 39.117908, -106.437599Talus-covered trail drops to the SW, then cuts W
ELB011
Location: 39.115803, -106.443817Trail juts to the N toward the summit; prepare for switchback climb up Elbert's SE slopes
ELB012
Location: 39.117691, -106.445396Mt. Elbert (14,433 ft.): Collect views from the tallest peak in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; Mt. Massive rises above San Isabel National Forest to the N; Twin Lake Reservoir stretches out to the SE. Retrace route
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