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Colorado · Hiking · Near Pitkin
Harmels Point
- 2.5 mi
- round trip
- 661 ft
- climb
- 9,030 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Harmels Point open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Harmels Point, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Potter Basin and Beaver Park Roads Emergency Closures
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Dallas Area Closure order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Harmels Point is a hard hike in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, about 2.5 miles long with a one-way climb of 661 feet. The route is an out-and-back, starting at a low point of 8,385 feet and rising to 9,030 feet at its high point. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Taylor Park, which sits at a similar elevation, show July highs around 72°F and lows near 42°F, with June and September a bit cooler. Winters are cold, with January highs near 29°F and lows around -8°F. The trail is a natural surface, and both bikes and horses are allowed. Granite Campground and Granite Tent Campground lie about half a mile away, and the Parking Lot Wall climbing area is about 0.4 miles off. Cougar Canyon is also about half a mile away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after If it rains Waunita Pass
Viewpoint
On your way back · 17 mi
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More in PitkinGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 45 mi away
- Taylor Park Trading Post14 mi away
- Parking Lot WallRock climbing0.4 mi
- Left HandRock climbing0.4 mi
- Granite CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
- Granite Tent CampgroundCamping0.5 mi
- Cougar CanyonHiking0.5 mi
- MoonlightHiking0.8 mi
- Taylor RiverRiver fishing5.4 mi
- Spring CreekCanoeing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Harmels Point
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / -8°
8 wet
Feb
33° / -5°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 4°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
8 wet
May
58° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
69° / 36°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 41°
12 wet
Sep
64° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 13°
8 wet
Dec
28° / -4°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 11.2 mi away at 9,179 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
