Mt. Harvard South Face

Mt. Harvard South Face is a ski touring route in Colorado's Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, within the Salida Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land. The route climbs about 2,250 feet from a low point of roughly 12,100 feet to the summit of Mt. Harvard at about 14,400 feet, and it is about 1.5 miles long. The high point of the climb is the summit of Mt. Harvard itself, which sits at about 14,400 feet. The route starts at the base of the south face and ascends to the summit. That makes it a direct line up the face, rather than a longer approach. Mt. Harvard is a close neighbor, just 0.2 miles away. The Harvard Columbia Scramble and the CO Ice & Mixed climbing area are both about 0.8 miles off. For an overnight base, Collegiate Peaks campground is about 6.4 miles away.