Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Willow Lake Trail
Spectacular Beauty in the Heart of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Spectacular Beauty in the Heart of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Moderate
9.0 mi
14.5 km
14.5 km
Humboldt - Colorado 14er Overnight
This 14er as unbelievable views of alpine lakes and the neighboring Crestone Needles
This 14er as unbelievable views of alpine lakes and the neighboring Crestone Needles
Difficult
10.6 mi
17.1 km
17.1 km
Guides
Spectacular Beauty in the Heart of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains
This 14er as unbelievable views of alpine lakes and the neighboring Crestone Needles
Community Trips
Prior to our climb of Kit Carson Peak and Challenger Point, we took some time off to explore the upper reaches of Willow Creek. You'll discover a tarn at the base of Kit Carson Mountain, and you'll be rewarded with views of the drainage, as well as an abundance of wildflowers, rich in the water-soaked tundra.You'll stumble through the willows, and climb a few shelves before reaching the upper Willow Creek lake. ...
Kit Carson Peak (14,165') Challenger Point (14,081'), Willow Lake TH (sd route)
Westcliffe, Colorado, United States
5.3 miles
5.3 miles
Our climb of the two the 14ers in the Sangre de Cristo Mtns, named after famous explorers began with a warmup climb of Mt Yale (14,196') in Buena Vista. Kit Carson offered his services as a guide to John Fremont, and his 5-month journey of exploration, paving the way for westward expansion.The space shuttle "Challenger", the namesake of the 14er on the same ridge, flew 85% of NASA's space shuttle's missions of...
A beautiful day, but sometimes windy enough you had to turn your back to the wind or risk getting a mouthful of sand. It's hard work climbing these dunes; sometimes the sand is packed so you stay on top of it, but usually not. Some of the slopes are amazingly steep.
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