Continental Divide LbNA #9256
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Add Location| Owner: | DrewFamily    |
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| Plant date: | Apr 27, 2003 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Keystone |
| County: | Summit |
| State: | Colorado |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Silver Eagle |
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| Last found: | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Status: | FFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 27, 2003 |
Continental Divide
Distance: 2½ miles
Elevation: 11,900 to 12,200 feet
Difficulty: moderate hike at altitude, but very exposed.
The Continental Divide Trail runs the length of the North American backbone: this out-and-back hike is along an easily-accessed portion. It took us a couple of days to get just the right weather for this traverse as the summer lightning here can be deadly. Please keep this in mind as you plan your trip.
Directions: This hike follows the ridge above the Eisenhower Tunnel on US Rte. 70. Climb on CO Rte. 6 up to Loveland Pass and park at the well-marked summit.
Hike west on the obvious trail past a stone wall to climb steeply to the first spiny top, and then walk along the cirque to gradually climb up to the next ridge. There are beautiful views south to the Ten Mile and Gore Ranges at a rubbly cairn. Thankfully, that last pitch tends to weed out the tourists, and you might find yourself alone on the edge of the world.
Looking west along the trail, the next little peak ¼ mile away is our goal. Hike up to that knobby spot with a big cairn blocking the trail. A short way downhill west, find a jumble of rock on the right: rock-step to protect the fragile alpine plants and find the Continental Divide letterbox in the top of the pile, a little bit to the north, under a quartzy stone. Please rehide well for the winter gales and ice.
Distance: 2½ miles
Elevation: 11,900 to 12,200 feet
Difficulty: moderate hike at altitude, but very exposed.
The Continental Divide Trail runs the length of the North American backbone: this out-and-back hike is along an easily-accessed portion. It took us a couple of days to get just the right weather for this traverse as the summer lightning here can be deadly. Please keep this in mind as you plan your trip.
Directions: This hike follows the ridge above the Eisenhower Tunnel on US Rte. 70. Climb on CO Rte. 6 up to Loveland Pass and park at the well-marked summit.
Hike west on the obvious trail past a stone wall to climb steeply to the first spiny top, and then walk along the cirque to gradually climb up to the next ridge. There are beautiful views south to the Ten Mile and Gore Ranges at a rubbly cairn. Thankfully, that last pitch tends to weed out the tourists, and you might find yourself alone on the edge of the world.
Looking west along the trail, the next little peak ¼ mile away is our goal. Hike up to that knobby spot with a big cairn blocking the trail. A short way downhill west, find a jumble of rock on the right: rock-step to protect the fragile alpine plants and find the Continental Divide letterbox in the top of the pile, a little bit to the north, under a quartzy stone. Please rehide well for the winter gales and ice.