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Colorado
Colony Baldy
12.6 mi
Distance
5,739 ft
Gain
Final 0.8 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 2,575 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 1299 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Colony Baldy
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 12.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 5,739 ft
- Elevation loss
- 5,739 ft
- Highest point
- 13,694 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.8 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Colony Baldy rises to 13,694 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Horn Peak Trailhead and covers 12.6 miles round trip with about 5,739 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.8 miles and about 2,575 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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