Maroon Bells Guide and Outfitters
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Colorado
Precarious Peak
10.4 mi
Distance
4,299 ft
Gain
Final 0.6 mi off-trail
No mapped path. Route-finding required. It climbs about 1,539 ft. The dashed line is a straight-line guide, not a route.
no mapped OSM path within 938 m of the summit (Geofabrik extract)
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,299 ft
- Elevation loss
- 4,299 ft
- Highest point
- 13,104 ft
Profile ends where the mapped trail ends. The last 0.6 mi is off-trail.
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About this trail
Precarious Peak rises to 13,104 ft in Colorado. This route starts at Bellview Trailhead and covers 10.4 miles round trip with about 4,299 ft of climbing. The mapped trail ends 0.6 miles and about 1,539 ft short of the summit; the final stretch is off-trail with no mapped path and needs route-finding.
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