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Missouri Mountain

August 25, 2001
San Isabel National Forest
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
Starting Elevation:
9,681 feet
Highest Elevation:
14,067 feet
Distance (round trip):
10 miles
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About 8 miles up Clear Creek Road (?) from Colorado State Highway 24, you will find the trailheads for Mount Belford / Mount Oxford and Missouri Mountain near the "town" of Vicksburg.
The trail for Missouri Mountain coincides with the trail for Mount Belford / Mount Oxford for the first 2.4 miles or so. This picture shows just beyond that point.
The trail for Missouri Mountain coincides with the trail for Mount Belford / Mount Oxford for the first 2.4 miles or so. This picture shows just beyond that point.
A little further up Missouri Gulch you can begin to see where the trail heads so as to access the ridge.
A little further up Missouri Gulch you can begin to see where the trail heads so as to access the ridge.
The highpoint at the left end of that long ridge is our goal - Missouri Mountain.
The highpoint at the left end of that long ridge is our goal - Missouri Mountain.
Once on the ridge, you've got a great view of the southwestern side of Mount Belford with the head of Missouri Gulch laid out below.
Once on the ridge, you've got a great view of the southwestern side of Mount Belford with the head of Missouri Gulch laid out below.
It's a long traverse over to the summit.
It's a long traverse over to the summit.
It sure doesn't look that steep from the valley floor!
It sure doesn't look that steep from the valley floor!
There's really only one challenging part along the trail near the summit.
There's really only one challenging part along the trail near the summit.
The final pitch to the top.
The final pitch to the top.
Looking back along the ridge - almost to the summit.
Looking back along the ridge - almost to the summit.
That's me on the summit along with the crowds.
That's me on the summit along with the crowds.
Looking back along the long ridge traverse I came to get here.
Looking back along the long ridge traverse I came to get here.
And looking down on Missouri Gulch from the summit.
And looking down on Missouri Gulch from the summit.
I'm pretty sure that's Mount Hope and Quail Mountain mid-photo, with Mount Elbert looming in the background.
I'm pretty sure that's Mount Hope and Quail Mountain mid-photo, with Mount Elbert looming in the background.
Mount Belford
Mount Belford
I think that's Mount Harvard left-center mid-photo.
I think that's Mount Harvard left-center mid-photo.
That's Huron Peak - the tall one on the left - just to the west.
That's Huron Peak - the tall one on the left - just to the west.
Another great shot of Huron Peak.
Another great shot of Huron Peak.
Ice Mountain a little further southwest.
Ice Mountain a little further southwest.
Along on this hike with me: no one.