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Colorado
Carson Peak
16.6 mi
Distance
5,589 ft
Gain
Final 0.5 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,218 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 736 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Carson Peak
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 16.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,589 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,589 ft
- Highest point
- 13,661 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.5 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Carson Peak rises to 13,661 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Cataract Gulch Trailhead and covers 16.6 miles round trip with about 5,589 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.5 miles and about 1,218 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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