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NAXJA Member #135
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
A difficult trail that gives you access to beautiful alpine scenery and a 12,000 foot head start to climb several 14,000 foot peaks. Mt. Blanca is the 4th highest peak in Colorado and is one of 4 sacred peaks that define the homeland of the Navajo.
Here's a map showing the upper end of the trail and the peaks:
The .gpx file includes a track and waypoints that correspond to the ones in Charles Wells' Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails Volume 1, Second Edition
that are labeled Blanca##.
Getting over Jaws 1.
The camping scene at 11,700 feet.
Alpine tundra in the valley at treeline
Little Bear Peak is the most prominent mountain visible from Lake Como and is one of the most dangerous Colorado 14ers to climb.
Here's a map showing the upper end of the trail and the peaks:
The .gpx file includes a track and waypoints that correspond to the ones in Charles Wells' Guide to Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails Volume 1, Second Edition
that are labeled Blanca##.
Getting over Jaws 1.
The camping scene at 11,700 feet.
Alpine tundra in the valley at treeline
Little Bear Peak is the most prominent mountain visible from Lake Como and is one of the most dangerous Colorado 14ers to climb.
