Maroon Bells Guide and Outfitters
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Colorado
Deer Mountain
7.7 mi
Distance
3,226 ft
Gain
Final 0.4 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,546 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 699 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Deer Mountain
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 7.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,226 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,226 ft
- Highest point
- 13,694 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.4 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Deer Mountain rises to 13,694 ft in Colorado. This route starts at the trailhead and covers 7.7 miles round trip with about 3,226 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.4 miles and about 1,546 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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