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Colorado 14ers: Huron Peak
A well-marked trail unfurls up this mountain and leads to sublime panoramas across a sea of granite and ice in the
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Colorado (CO) |
| Distance: | 5.1 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
-Mapped by Michael Ciccone
TO TRAILHEAD: From Leadville take US 24 S for 20 mi. Turn R onto CR 390/Clear Creek Canyon Rd. Go 11.8 mi. to Winfield and bear L @ T. In 800 ft., turn R @ T. Go .3 mi. and park @ trailhead.
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Huron Peak
| Distance: 5.10 mi | Points: 348 |
Huron Peak via South Winfield Trailhead
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HUR001
Location: 38.980839, -106.446098From parking area, head SW for 1.8 mi. on dirt road to the South Winfield trailhead
HUR002
Location: 38.979240, -106.447800Cross a small stream that cuts across the road
HUR003
Location: 38.978088, -106.449799Veer R @ Y; watch for 4WD vehicles that occasionally pass by on road
HUR004
Location: 38.970661, -106.456802The view on the road opens up to reveal a pyramid-shaped peak; continue heading SW along Clear Creek
HUR005
Location: 38.959759, -106.460701Sign the trail register @ trailhead, then head S
HUR006
Location: 38.955349, -106.460701Enter a clearing and cross creek on a wide log; begin switchback climb, heading E, on rocky trail flanked with boulders; striking views of the surrounding mountains and a large U-shaped glacial valley
HUR007
Location: 38.954361, -106.457001Climb steep trail on tight switchbacks; rushing creek can still be heard through thinning forest
HUR008
Location: 38.952801, -106.456200Stone steps lead the way up the trail. Pass by rocky outcrops; look for trees growing out of rocks
HUR009
Location: 38.951988, -106.451698Head E through sparse trees; Huron's summit becomes visible to the SE
HUR010
Location: 38.952579, -106.444603Enjoy brief stretch of relatively flat trail as you pass by a small pond on R; squint to find people on summit; continue E through grass and short shrubs
HUR011
Location: 38.952900, -106.441399Cross a creek as trail steepens toward ridge; trail makes a hairpin turn @ boulder field
HUR012
Location: 38.952290, -106.440903Trail zigs to the L next to a deep, rocky chasm on L
HUR013
Location: 38.950279, -106.439301Follow cairns up Huron's NW slopes
HUR014
Location: 38.948212, -106.437897Begin summit scramble over boulders and talus; occasional blades of grass, moss, and lichens dot the ground; scan the summit for mountain goats
HUR015
Location: 38.945511, -106.438103Huron Peak (14,003 ft.): Look around; summit is engulfed in a sea of Sawatch peaks. Neighboring 14ers Missouri Mtn., Mt. Oxford and Mt. Belford rise to the NE
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