Colorado · Hiking · Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · Near Pitkin

Brown's Pass

3.1 mi
round trip
1,215 ft
climb
11,988 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Brown's Pass open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Brown's Pass, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Brown's Pass is a moderate hike in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, within the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is a 3.1-mile out-and-back on a natural surface, climbing about 1,200 feet one way. It starts near 10,770 feet and tops out close to 12,000 feet at the high point, so the entire hike sits at high elevation. Horses are allowed, but bikes are not. Texas Creek, a mountain biking area, lies just 0.3 miles away, and the Magdalene hike is under a mile off. Climbers can reach CO Ice & Mixed about 3 miles away, and Collegiate Peaks Campground is roughly 5 miles from the trail.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Collegiate Peaks

    Campground

    Campground · 4.9 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Punky's

    Fast food

    Fast food · 14 mi from Pitkin
  • If it rains

    American House Hotel Parlor

    Museum

    On your way back · 12 mi

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