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Colorado
Mount Parnassus
5.3 mi
Distance
3,577 ft
Gain
Final 0.9 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 2,334 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 1489 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Mount Parnassus
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 5.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,577 ft
- Elevation loss
- 3,577 ft
- Highest point
- 13,579 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.9 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Mount Parnassus rises to 13,579 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Herman Gulch Trailhead and covers 5.3 miles round trip with about 3,577 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.9 miles and about 2,334 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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