Sep 25 2023
Lead Mountain Rising majestically to 12,546 feet above sea level, Lead Mountain stands as Colorado’s 970th-highest summit, commanding breathtaking views along the Continental Divide in Grand County. This remarkable peak offers an extraordinary blend of geological wonder, diverse ecosystems, and year-round outdoor adventure that captivates visitors from around the globe. Fast Facts Country: United States …
Sep 25 2023
Chiefs Head Peak Rising majestically to 13,577 feet above sea level, Chiefs Head Peak stands as a testament to both natural grandeur and cultural heritage in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Known to the Arapaho people as Hookuhu’eeno or “Head Mountain,” this remarkable summit earned its name from its distinctive profile that resembles a chief …
Sep 25 2023
Redcloud Peak Standing proudly at 14,041 feet above sea level, Redcloud Peak commands attention in Colorado’s spectacular San Juan Mountains. This towering giant, located approximately 7 miles southwest of Lake City in Hinsdale County, represents more than just another summit to conquer—it’s a gateway to understanding the raw beauty and ecological diversity that defines Colorado’s …
Sep 25 2023
Gladstone Peak Rising 13,919 feet above sea level in Colorado’s rugged San Miguel Mountains, Gladstone Peak stands as a testament to the raw beauty and geological complexity of the American West. This imposing thirteener, nestled within the pristine Lizard Head Wilderness, offers adventurers and nature enthusiasts an extraordinary glimpse into one of Colorado’s most spectacular …
Apr 08 2023
Trees, Wildflowers, & Lichens While the Rocky Mountains are known for their sharp spires and snowy crowns, it would be incorrect to say that the spirit of the place is only that: rocks, heights, and perspective. After all, anyone strolling along a mountain path is going to spend about half the time looking down, at …
Mar 12 2023
The North American Rocky mountains by begin as far south as mid-New Mexico, but their northernmost point is a full 3,000 miles away, nestled inside an ecosystem that looks absolutely nothing like its southern counterpart. This should serve as no surprise to anyone who is familiar with that great collection of mountains … a family …
Jan 31 2023
Anytime someone mentions the Rocky Mountains, it is hard to not become immediately inundated with visions of majestic mountain peaks, covered with snow, looming above the world at such heights that it would be inappropriate to compare them to anything but heaven. And yet, there is a stretch of the Southern Rocky Mountains that refuse …
Jan 05 2023
How Master Cartographer William Clark Set Out to Map the Rockies It was 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson and his like-minded band of enlightened souls embarked on a shared journey to the far reaches of the American Republic … a journey that was as spiritual as it was geographical, as bold as it was foolhardy. …
Feb 28 2022
It is nothing short of a tragedy to find just how little appreciation is given to the momentous feats of the souls who came before us, upon whose legs and backs our country came into its rightful greatness. The Lewis & Clark expedition of 1804 – 1806 is one such feat. In our world of …
Feb 28 2022
In the deep heart of the Rocky Mountains, just south of the alpine town of Leadville, a mountain known locally as the “Gentle Giant” overlooks snow-capped ranks of lesser peaks and hills. This is where she has lived for about thirty million years, and with any luck, the next thirty million years isn’t going to …
