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Bookmark or Share- Hiking Capitol Peak – Elk Range, Colorado - Hiking and FishingCapitol Peak is a 14,130 foot mountain in the Elk Range of Colorado most well known for its difficult and dangerous ridge and knife edge of class 4 hiking. Below we will cover each of the trail options, information about camping, roads, trail maps and more to help you stand atop this Colorado 14er. This hike features tons of camping options ...
- Capitol Peak - Northeast Ridge Route Description | 14ers.comThe creek trail has long been the standard way to approach Capitol, but the ditch trail has become more popular because it avoids the elevation loss and regain required on the creek trail. This route description uses the ditch trail which makes the hike to Capitol Lake 6 miles in length.
- Capitol Peak (Colorado) - WikipediaCapitol Peak is a 15.1 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Snowmass Village, Colorado that features a lake and is only recommended for very experienced adventurers. The trail is primarily used for hiking, rock climbing, and backpacking and is best used from July until September.
- Climbing Capitol Peak: Everything You Need to KnowCapitol Peak is one of the most difficult fourteeners in Colorado and has an elevation of 14,131 feet. It requires 5,032 feet of elevation gain on an out-and-back trail that is 15.9 miles. The mountain can be completed as either an overnight backpacking trip or in a one-day push.
- Capitol Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering - SummitPostAmong the most beautiful of the Colorado 14ers, Capitol Peak owes its shapely lines, faces and ridges to glacial chiseling and smoothing. While the Maroon Bells and Pyramid Peak are roadside attractions and photographed often from a roadside overlook, spectacular Capitol Peak is a bit more elusive.
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