Mount Elbert

Colorado

Colorado

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10.2 mi

Distance

4,684 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Pike and San Isabel National Forests

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Big climb
Out & back

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Mount Elbert

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Elevation & route

Distance
10.2 mi
Elevation gain
4,684 ft
Highest point
14,439 ft
Lowest point
10,038 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Programmatic route to the summit of Mount Elbert (14,439 ft) from Mount Elbert Trailhead (North/Northeast Ridge). Round-trip distance 10.16 mi with 4,684 ft of ascent. Generated via OpenStreetMap trails + OpenRouteService foot-hiking routing.

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Arrowhead Point Campground and Cabins

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Taylor Park Trading Post

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Valley Mobile RV Park

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