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Colorado 14ers: Mount Massive
This 11.2-mile hike strings together the five summits of Colorado's second-highest peak where supreme vistas open over a landscape of glacial till and alpine lakes.
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| Author: | Backpacker Magazine |
| Activity: | Hiking |
| State: | Colorado (CO) |
| Distance: | 5.61 mi |
| Difficulty: | 8 / 10 |
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-Mapped by Timm Paxson
TO TRAILHEAD: From Leadville, take US 24 S for roughly 4.5 mi. Turn R onto CO 300. In .7 mi., turn L onto CR 11. In 1.2 mi., turn R @ Y to stay on CR 11 (toward Halfmoon Creek). In 7.3 mi., stay straight @ 3-way with
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South Massive
| Distance: 0.52 mi | Points: 114 |
South Massive
Mount Massive
| Distance: 5.09 mi | Points: 326 |
Mount Massive via North Halfmoon Creek Trailhead
Points of Interest
Another view of Mount Oklahoma
Location: 39.178951, -106.478310Mount Oklahoma and one of the Halfmoon Lakes to the west. ©Timm Paxson
Cliffs
Location: 39.175716, -106.489441Looking northwest toward cliffs that rise above the North Halfmoon Lakes. ©Timm Paxson
Mount Oklahoma
Location: 39.174942, -106.488579Looking west across a grassy meadow toward Mount Oklahoma. ©Timm Paxson
North Massive
Location: 39.168652, -106.479706Looking northwest up the North Halfmoon Creek drainage. The peak in the background is North Massive. ©Timm Paxson
Views of Mount Elbert
Location: 39.155960, -106.467087Looking south toward Mount Elbert from North Halfmoon Creek drainage. ©Timm Paxson
Looking down North Halfmoon drainage at the southwest bowl
Location: 39.171066, -106.485306MAS001
Location: 39.153351, -106.463272From North Halfmoon Creek trailhead, head N, then NW through quiet forest
MAS002
Location: 39.158176, -106.471153Follow trail to the NW along North Halfmoon Creek
MAS003
Location: 39.164639, -106.475838Wind through open meadows, heading NW
MAS004
Location: 39.167877, -106.479233Leave trail and head N; begin steep ascent of Massive's SW face
MAS005
Location: 39.171581, -106.480392Swing to the NE on climber's trail
MAS006
Location: 39.175625, -106.476433Climb Massive's rocky SW slopes through small switchbacks; North Halfmoon Lakes are tucked under rocky cliffs to the NW
MAS007
Location: 39.182667, -106.475426Head N on ridgeline toward Massive's summit. Optional: Turn R, heading SE for .5 mi. to summit South Massive (14,132 ft.)
MAS008
Location: 39.181488, -106.472610Keep straight on saddle; Mt. Massive Trail enters on the L
MAS009
Location: 39.179176, -106.468262South Massive (14,132 ft.): Retrace steps to WPT 7 and bear R, heading N
MAS010
Location: 39.187511, -106.475594Mt. Massive (14,421 ft.): Look out across Sawatch ridgelines; Mt. Oklahoma's pointed summit rises behind North Halfmoon Lakes to the SW; Turquoise Lake stretches out to the NE; retrace steps. Additional mileage: Head NW along saddle for .5 mi. to summit Massive Green
MAS011
Location: 39.191032, -106.481308Massive Green (14,300 ft.): Absorb more picturesque views from this broad summit. Additional .5 mi.: Head NW along saddle to North Massive's summit
MAS012
Location: 39.195572, -106.487480North Massive (14,340 ft.): Savor the sights from the fourth summit of the day. Additional summit: Follow saddle to the NW for additional .4 mi. to reach Massive's fifth summit
MAS013
Location: 39.198406, -106.493561Collect views from 14,169 ft.; the Continental Divide and the Pitkin-Lake county line run across the summit. Return to WPT 7 and bear R @ Y to retrace steps to trailhead
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