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Colorado
Mount Helen
4.0 mi
Distance
2,892 ft
Gain
Final 0.5 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,357 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 808 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Mount Helen
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 4.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,892 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,892 ft
- Highest point
- 13,176 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.5 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Mount Helen rises to 13,176 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Mayflower Lakes Trailhead and covers 4.0 miles round trip with about 2,892 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.5 miles and about 1,357 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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