Collegiate Peaks
Campground
Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Collegiate Peaks Wilderness · Near Pitkin
Mt. Yale
- 6.4 mi
- round trip
- 3,473 ft
- climb
- 14,187 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Mt. Yale open right now?
Road closed
Forest Service Road 306: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.
Forest Service Road 306: road closure
Closed · ~1.6 km from Mt. Yale · CDOT 511
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Mt. Yale is a hard out-and-back hike in Colorado's Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, within the Salida Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. The route covers 6.4 miles and gains about 3,500 feet one way, climbing from a low point near 10,700 feet to a high point of about 14,200 feet. It is a sustained ascent from start to finish, with the descent retracing the same line back down. The trail has a natural surface, and bikes are not allowed. Browns Pass begins just 0.1 mile away, and Hartenstein Lake is about 0.7 mile off. For overnight stays, Collegiate Peaks campground sits about 1.9 miles away and Cottonwood Lake Campground about 4.3 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Punky's
Fast food
Fast food · 18 mi from PitkinIf it rains American House Hotel Parlor
Museum
On your way back · 9 mi
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More in PitkinGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 29 mi away
- Arrowhead Point Campground and Cabins10 mi away
- Browns PassHiking0.1 mi
Hartenstein LakeHikingPhoto: Brokentaco, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.7 mi- Holy Water WallRock climbing1.3 mi
- Collegiate PeaksCamping1.9 mi
- Cottonwood Lake CampgroundCamping4.3 mi
- WestRock climbing4.9 mi
- Cottonwood CreekCanoeing8.9 mi
- Willow CreekCanoeing9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hartenstein LakeHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Brokentaco, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Kroenke LakeHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: twslivxe26, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
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- WapacaHiking · ~15 min drive
Harvard Columbia ScrambleHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: kalestews, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Missouri MtnHiking · ~15 min drivePhoto: Mark Crockett, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Mount ColumbiaHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: twslivxe26, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
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Route details
- Distance
- 6.4 mi round trip
- Climbing
- About 3,473 ft
- Starts at
- Denny Creek Trailhead (about 10,715 ft)
- Summit
- 14,192 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
Getting there
Park at Denny Creek Trailhead.
Season
Season: Year-round.
Other routes up Mount Yale
Questions about this route
How long is the Mt. Yale on Mount Yale?
About 6.4 mi round trip from Denny Creek Trailhead (about 10,715 ft).
How much elevation gain is on the Mt. Yale?
About 3,473 ft of climbing round trip.
How hard is the Mt. Yale?
It is rated hard.
Where does the Mt. Yale start?
Denny Creek Trailhead (about 10,715 ft).
When is the best time for the Mt. Yale?
Year-round.
How many routes go up Mount Yale?
2: Mt. Yale and Mount Yale.
Conditions and forecast on Mount Yale
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
