3/23/2023 0 Comments Jupiter hell classes![]() ![]() Continue on this road, which quickly turns into Henson Creek Road. From the Second Street and Gunnison Avenue (CO 149) near the center of town, head west on 2nd Street for two blocks at the roads' end and turn left on Bluff Street. Uncompahgre Wilderness: Access to Uncompahgre and Wetterhorn Matterhorn Creek TH - Lake Cityįrom Highway 50, head south on CO 149 for 45 miles to Lake City. Another trailhead with an equally long drive on dirt roads is the West Willow Creek (Equity Mine) Trailhead accessed from the town of Creede. Continue 4.5 miles to the trailhead where you will have just driven 30 miles on dirt roads! This trailhead is very inaccessible in the winter as are the peaks in the La Garita Wilderness. Turn left onto FS 794.28 (also Perfecto Creek Road) and continue 4 miles crossing two creeks and then make a right on FS 794. After 8.8 miles on this road bear left onto FS 790 and follow this for 10 more miles. ![]() Follow Cochetopa Creek for 3.5 miles and turn right onto FS 3084 which will turn into FS 788. ![]() La Garita Wilderness: Access to San Luis, Organ and Stewart Peaks Stewart Creek TH - Gunnisonįrom Highway 50 near Gunnison head south for 20 miles on CO 114 and turn right onto the Old Agency Road (FS 3083). They are also all a considerable distance apart from one another and I would recommend circling the range one time if you want to get them all in one trip. The towns of Gunnison, Lake City, Creede, Pagosa Springs, Durango, Silverton, Telluride, Ouray, and Ridgeway are all San Juan mountain towns. You cannot very easily climb all the high San Juan peaks without a good plan. Keep in mind it takes for ever to drive around this range. Described below are directions to the major trailheads that I believe provide the best summer access for many of the Centennial 13ers in the San Juans. There are many trailheads around the entire periphery of the range and many have the option for high clearance four wheel drive vehicles that in some places can take you well above treeline in the summertime. Below is a list of the San Juan Centennial 13ersĪccess into the San Juans highly depends on which area you're pursuing and what time of year you go. In total there are sixteen centennial 13ers in the San Juans, added on to the twelve 14ers, to provide you an incredible list of peaks to climb! The San Juans are remote, rugged and wild. The only three centennial 13ers in Colorado that require class 5 traveling are found in the San Juans and offer a monumental capstone trio for many Colorado climbers working towards the Centennials. With 314 rugged peaks between 13,000 and 13,999 feet the San Juans include an astonishing 43 percent of all the 13ers in the state. Although there are 14 beautiful 14ers in the range, it is the 13ers that make the San Juans so special. This was a true surprise when I climbed it and gave the mountain a unique feeling.highly recommended. One striking feature about this mountain is that it is massive! While many San Juan peaks have steep slopes and cliffs leading to tiny summits, Uncompahgre has very broad slopes leading up to a giant summit area that's large enough to house an army. The highest peak in the San Juans goes to Uncompahgre Peak at 14,309 feet in elevation. There are 12 of Colorado's 53 ranked 14ers in the San Juans with an additional two, El Diente and North Eolus that often make climbers' lists due to their beauty and overall difficulty to ascend despite not quite having 300 feet of prominence. In fact, the San Juans are the best place in Colorado to embark on long treks involving many consecutive days of cross country travel. ![]() The San Juans are undoubtedly Colorado's finest range with unsurpassed beauty and enough peaks, lakes and open meadows to feed your mountain climbing, backpacking and photography desires. ![]()
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