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Emerald Peak
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
15.4 mi
Distance
4,512 ft
Gain
Final 0.9 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,408 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
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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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Emerald Peak
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 15.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,512 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,512 ft
- Highest point
- 13,885 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.9 mi is off-trail.
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Emerald Peak rises to 13,885 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Sheep Gulch and covers 15.4 miles round trip with about 4,512 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.9 miles and about 1,408 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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